Students of secondary schools from all areas of Trinidad entered the National Gas Company’s Gas Rush Competition. Booklets containing material on which the questions will be based on as well as energy maps of Trinidad were distributed to students. Monifa Armstrong, Jamila Best, Nikita Sukul and Rhea Dodds entered and were guided and assisted by Ms Farisha Mohammed

In the first round of the competition, SWAHA Hindu College went up against Valencia High School at the La Joya Centre, St. Joseph on 12th October 2010. It was a clear victory for SHC students who scored 2200 points compared to -300 points for Valencia High School. SHC advanced to the next round of competition.

Above(left to right): Ms. Farisha Mohammed (Physics teacher) Nikita Sukul, Monifa Armstrong, Jamila Bess and Rhea Dodds

We congratulate and wish the students best of  luck to our hard working students as they prepare for Round 2.

Participant’s Comments:
Rhea Teresa Dodds: The NGC Gas Rush Competition was very exciting but frightening at times. We were able to pull through and do well. We learnt a
lot of new things through the game. The host was very friendly and kept the game lively. I really enjoyed participating and can’t wait for Round 2.

Nikita Sukul: It was nerve wrecking at first but as time passed and as I heard my fellow school mates cheering on, it gave me encouragement and
lots of confidence. I knew we would win the competition.

Monifa Armstrong: I always had a love for Science so I was very enthusiastic to enter and prepare for the competition. The booklet given to us contained a lot of information and it was somewhat difficult having to do homework and studies for other subjects as well as study for the competition.
I sacrificed what little spare time I had to prepare and in the end it paid off as we beat Valencia High School comprehensively and are now on to the
second round.

A Report by Rumuluss Maraj (President of Technology Club)