Essay comp helps students prepare for written expression exams

GRADE 12 students in selected schools in PNG have been given the opportunity to prepare for their national written expression exams by participating in the third national youth essay competition which ran this month.
This Bank South Pacific (BSP) sumatin account-sponsored competition is themed “Rural entrepreneurship and trade in Papua New Guinea”, where students are required to write an expository essay with a minimum of 700 words on the opportunities and challenges faced by rural entrepreneurship and trade in their district or local area.
The BSP financial group ltd is once again the sponsor of competition.
“BSP is happy to be supporting an event that encourages grade 12 students to prepare for the national written expression exams which falls in August,” BSP corporate sponsorship manager Amelia Minnopu said.
“As part of our objective to encourage a savings culture in Papua New Guinea, and especially with school-aged children, Bank South Pacific is proud to kick start the students’ savings, with a total prize money of K1,000 under our sumatin account.
“First prize is K500, second prize K300 and the third prize is K200.
“The prizes will be deposited into the competition winners’ BSP sumatin accounts.”
Strategic communications Ltd managing partner Andrew Runawery said the competition started in 2019, with only three schools and grew to 17 schools in 2020, from as far as West Sepik, Manus and New Ireland.
“We are extremely thankful to BSP and its sumatin account product for coming on board in 2020 and again this year with the prize of K1,000 which will be shared by the top three entries,” he said.
Marianville Secondary School’s Talullah Baloiloi topped the inaugural year of the competition while Alma Semmy, from Grace Memorial Secondary in Wau, Morobe, took out the first prize award last year.