2024 Term 2 – The 2nd SA OZChin Quiz Bowl (Round 2)

On 21 June 2024, Seymour College hosted the second South Australia Chinese Background and Second Language Learners OZCHIN Quiz Bowl, organized by CLTASA, with 96 students from 9 schools participating.

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Rhianna Quan (Year 9) from Seymour College did a fantastic job hosting the event, earning praise from teachers from other schools.

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We were also honoured to have Sally Penn, Director of Enrolments and Community Relations from Seymour College, deliver an opening speech encouraging the students to keep learning Chinese.

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We would also like to thank Seymour College for supporting CLTASA events over the years by providing the venue and dinner.

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A special thanks to the 20 teachers and leaders who supported the competition as organisers and judges — your dedication ensured the success of the event. (Listed alphabetically by school):​

• Amber Xu, Pre-service Teacher (CLTASA Sub-Committee Member)

• Yijia Zhao, Pre-service Teacher (CLTASA Sub-Committee Member)

• Shelley Xiahelizha, Glenunga International High School

• Ting Sun, Glenunga International High School (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Ting Lu, North Adelaide Primary School (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Xiaomei Li, Norwood International High School

• Siew Ng, Pedare Christian College

• Lih Ling Wong, Pembroke School

• Fang Liu, Pulteney Grammar School (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Robbin Wang, Pulteney Grammar School

• Andy Hu, School of Languages (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Alex Sun, St Joseph's School Murray Bridge (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Shelby Baker, St Peter’s College (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Yue Huang, St Peter’s College

• Fangfang Qiu, St Peter’s College

• Shiyi Li, St Peter's Girls' School (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Mingxia Wei, Seymour College (CLTASA Committee Member)

• Jin You, Seymour College

• Lester Chen, Tenison Woods College (CLTASA Committee Member)

Congratulations to all the Chinese Second & Background Language Learners!

Individual Challenge – Chinese Second Language Learners

Middle Years

1st Place: Emma Pho (Year 8) – Seymour College

 2nd Place: Miles Kroon (Year 7) – Tenison Woods College

3rd Place: Kaien Liu (Year 8) – St Peter's College

Senior Years 

1st Place: Lucy Wang (Year 11) – Glenunga International High School

2nd Place: Samantha Pho (Year 11) – Seymour College

3rd Place: Sasha Glaros (Year 10) – Glenunga International High School

Individual Challenge – Chinese Background Language Learners

Middle Years

1st Place: Yaxin Wu (Benita) (Year 9) – Seymour College

2nd Place: Zhangjinglin Li (Elfie) (Year 9) – Seymour College

3rd Place: Grace Clasohm (Year 8) – Pedare Christian College

Senior Years 

1st Place: Rachael Seeliger (Year 11) – Pulteney Grammar School

2nd Place: Missy Tan (Year 11) – Pulteney Grammar School

3rd Place: Melissa Jiang (Year 10) – Pulteney Grammar School

Team Challenge (Years 7–12)

1st Place: Glenunga International High School - Linh Huynh (Year 11), Jiani Yang (Year 11), Mufan Yang (Year 10), Sixuan Lu (Year 7)

2nd Place: St Peter’s College - Lutanda McLeod (Year 9), Hugo Satchell (Year 8)

3rd Place: Seymour College - Samantha Pho (Year 11), Zhangjinglin Li (Elfie) (Year 9), Yaxin Wu (Benita) (Year 9), Emma Pho (Year 8)

Written by Mingxia Wei, CLTASA Treasurer in 2024

2024年6月21日晚，南澳第二届OZCHIN知识竞赛在Seymour College圆满举行。本次竞赛由南澳中文教师协会（CLTASA）主办，吸引了来自9所学校的96名学生参与。

西蒙学校九年级的Rhianna Quan 担任了本次活动的主持人，表现出色，赢得了其他学校老师们的一致好评。

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我们也有幸邀请到Seymour College招生与社区关系总监Sally Penn女士发表开幕致辞，鼓励学生们坚持学习中文。

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同时，特别感谢Seymour College多年来为CLTASA举办的各项活动提供场地和晚餐等支持。

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我们还要特别感谢来自各校的20位老师和领导在现场担任组织者、评卷老师等，支持学生参与本次竞赛；正是所有老师们的无私奉献，确保了比赛的顺利进行。

最后，我们祝贺所有参赛和获奖的中文背景学生与第二语言学习者！

本文由2024年CLTASA财务主管魏明霞撰写。