Balochistan phase of ISMO organized at Pak-Turk School
- November 23, 2015, 5:52 pm
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Top position holders from Class 5, 6, 7 and
8 categories to get Rs. 40,000 each; topper
of Class-8 to be awarded with title
of “Al-Kharizmi of Pakistanâ€
HQ City Report
QUETTA: The Balochistan phase of Inter-School Mathematics Olympiad (ISMO) was held at the Pak-Turk International School and College, Spinny Road here on Sunday.
Around 500 students (girls and boys) from some 40 different educational institutions mostly from Quetta appeared in the Olympiad, which basically was aimed at instilling interest in Mathematics.
Needless to mention here is that it was the 11th edition of the annual National ISMO organized simultaneously by the Pak-Turk International Schools and Colleges at some 17 centers located in nine cities of the country including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Multan, Khairpur Mirs, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Bahawalpur besides Quetta.
All the participants were the students of Grade-5 to Grade-8 both from the government as well as private schools.
Attractive cash prizes in addition to plaques and certificates would be awarded to the position holders. As per the announcement made on the occasion, the first position holders from each 5,6,7 and 8 classes would get a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 while second positions from all the four classes would get cash prize of Rs. 30,000 each and third position holders would be eligible to secure cash prize of Rs. 20,000 each.
Moreover, top 20 position holders in each city would also get attractive prizes. The total cash award money becomes Rs. 2 million.
More importantly, the top position holder of class-8 category would be awarded with the title of “Al-Kharizmi of Pakistanâ€, which would remain with the winner for the period of one year.
In addition to that, the provision holder would also be awarded Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively for each class as was informed by the Regional Coordinator, Mr. Yasin Bektas.
While the Secretary Education, Abdul Saboor Khan Kakar was the chief guest of the Olympiad, also visited the ISMO conducting center (Pak-Turk School) was by the Secretary Industries, Abdul Fateh Bhangar, besides a few other distinguished guests as well as heads, teachers and educationists of various institutions and parents of the participating students.
And needless to mention here is that the ever smiling Principal of the Pak-Turk School and College, Mr. Osman Arslanhan along with head of the Pak-Turk School, Quarry Road campus, Mr. Sabateen were there to greet the guests.
The chief guest and other guests visited the classrooms and viewed the students appearing in the exam.
They appreciated the excellent arrangements made for the students appearing in the event.
They also applauded the initiative of Pak-Turk, which provides an excellent opportunity to the students to show their potential.
Mr. Arslanhan on the occasion briefed that the Olympiad was organized in order to provoke interest among the students.
The competition was open for the students of the government schools as well as for the private schools, he maintained.
The every year increasing number of the participating students showed the credibility and transparency of the event.
Mr. Arslanhan also informed that the result of the competition would be announced on December 8, 2015 through website. The prize distribution ceremony would be held afterwards.
Meanwhile, the Turkish hospitability and cordiality shown on the occasion was also worth mentioning particularly with the sumptuous breakfast (kahvalti) served to the guests.
Typical Turkish dishes were offered to the guest to enjoy the Sunday breakfast with a traditional sweet especially brought for Istanbul.
The classic Turkish breakfast consists of fresh cheeses like feta and kashkaval, green olives, fresh-baked white bread, fruit preserves, honey, sweet butter, boiled eggs and plenty of brewed tea served.
