CONGRATS TO LAI YIN KWIN OF MALACCA HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLING IN SPM 2009 & OFFERED A NATIONAL AWARD
Thursday April 1, 2010
Top 30 SPM students on cloud nine
By PRIYA KULASAGARAN and KAREN CHAPMAN
PETALING JAYA: When the country’s top Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) student Gladys Tan Yee Kim was told she was one of the 30 recipients of the inaugural national scholarship programme, she thought it was an April Fool’s joke.
“Is this for real?” asked the Kuching lass when The Star reporter conveyed the good news to her.
Quickly recovering from her surprise, Gladys said that she wished to study psychology in the United States.
“I’m really interested to learn about people, so I can use this knowledge to contribute to society and combat the social ills that plague it,” she said.
Gladys is one of the country’s 30 top performing students who are receiving scholarships from the Government for obtaining A+’s in all subjects in the SPM.
They would be able to pursue undergraduate degrees in their areas of interest as recognised by the Government at renowned universities locally and abroad under the national scholarship programme.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the aim of the prestigious programme is to offer scholarships to the country’s top performing students in order to produce quality human capital for the nation.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced last June that a new category of Public Service Department scholarships would be introduced this year based purely on merit, regardless of race.
The students would attend preparatory courses at centres in the country designated by the government and must attain a certain level of excellence to qualify for their studies abroad.
When told of the news, another student Amelia Lee Wei Ling from SMK Taman Melawati almost dropped her telephone in excitement as she relayed her good fortune to her parents.
“I’ve been really praying for this as I’ve applied for a number of different scholarships as well,” she said, adding that she intended to pursue a career in medicine.
Syamilah Mahali from Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, said she was happy to learn that her hard work had paid off.
“I’m really thankful for this opportunity, and I hope that I can get a place for medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,” she said.
Former SMK (P) Sri Aman student Grace Kiew Sze-Ern who was also the country’s second best student in the SPM, said that she was delighted by the news.
“I really did not expect this and I don’t even know what I’m going to study or where,” she said, adding that she was considering pursuing either medicine or dentistry.
Lai Yin Kwin of Malacca High School is one of the 30 recipients of this National Award.
12th. March 2010
In the recent announcement of the SPM 2009 results yesterday, one of the Malacca High School student, Lai Yin Kwin performed well.
Lai was among the top 10 students in the SPM 2009 results in Malaysia.
We will like to express our congratulations to Lai for an excellent result in the 2009 SPM. At the same time, we wish to extend our congratulations to the teachers of Malacca High for preparing all the students for the SPM results.
For other students in Malacca High, try to emulate Lai and excel in your studies and extramural activities.
Education is not just getting great results but to becoming an all round thinking and active student.
Meliora Hic Sequamur.
Sunday March 14, 2010
Work hard, play hard
THEY are all top scorers who possess similar traits — they all work very hard and play hard too.
Besides that they have a similar recipe for success with good family support and self-discipline.
Take the case of Lai Yin Kwin of Malacca, who says the two factors had contributed to his outstanding performance.
Yin Kwin, from Malacca High School, said his parents and sisters had a huge influence on him. The 18-year-old from Kampung Lapan, who aspires to be a marine biologist, added that he paid attention to the teachers while in class and revised with his classmates.
Kaveena Maniam from Sekolah Sri Dasmesh in Kuala Lumpur has proven that she is no ordinary bookworm.
She has excelled in sports, studies, leadership and social service. In SPM 2009, Kaveena scored an A+ in every subject she took.
Apart from participating in social outreach programmes for orphans, Kaveena was the school’s head girl and a Sukma athlete. She has earned many medals in athletic events including the Sukma 100m and 400m relay events.
Meanwhile, many were not surprised when Grace Kiew Sze-Ern emerged as one of the top students in SPM results 2009.
Grace, who had consistenly done well in school, obtained straight 15A+’s in last year’s examination without attending any tuition classes.
“What we learn in school is enough for us. All we need to do is revise at home,” said the nation’s second best student when collecting her SPM results at SMK (P) Sri Aman.
Grace was a principal cellist in her school’s orchestra. She also speaks Japanese and some Korean.
Fellow student Nur Liyana Muhamad, who obtained 11A+, said she would be celebrating her joy and success with her family later that night.
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