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April 2017
April 2017
DIS students participated in the World Scholar's Cup (Kaoshiung Round) which was held in Kaohsiung American School last March 31 to April 1, 2017. The World Scholar's Cup was founded by Daniel Berdichevsky. A team for the World Scholar's Cup is composed of three students. The teams are usually made up of students from the same school, but mixed teams are allowed. Students have the option of forming "independent" teams that may include students from other schools or even other countries. Each team participates in the four standard, round events. The events are, the Scholar's Challenge, Collaborative Writing, The Team Debate, and the Scholar's Bowl. In addition to these four main events, at select tournaments additional activities take place. These activities are both social and academic, and strive to solidify the community aspect of the World Scholar's Cup.
There are both senior and junior divisions in the competition. A student's age designates which division they may participate in. Each World Scholar's Cup Regional Round consists of four main events: the Scholar's Challenge, Collaborative Writing, The Team Debate, and the Scholar's Bowl. In addition to these four main events, at select tournaments additional activities take place. These activities are both social and academic, and strive to solidify the community aspect of the World Scholar's Cup.
They were accompanied by their coaches, Ms. Janice Doyle and Mr. Stephen Biddy. The students got a total of 84 medals in all the events.
Below is the list of winners in their respective events:
Scholar's Bowl (Senior Honor Medal)
Scholar's Bowl (Senior Trophy)
Debate Champions (Junior Honor Medal)
Debate Champions (Senior Honor Medal)
Writing Champions (Junior Honor Medal)
Writing Champions (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge Subject Winners (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Arts (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Social Studies (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - History (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Literature (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Science (Senior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Special Area (Junior Honor Medal)
Challenge - Special Area (Junior Honor Medal)
Top Debate Team (Junior Medal)
Top Debate Teams (Senior Honor Medal)
Top Debate Teams (Senior Medal)
Top Writing Teams (Junior Honor Medals)
Top Writing Teams (Senior Honor Medals)
Top Writing Teams (Senior Medal)
Top Challenge Team (Senior Honor Medals)
School Top Scholar (Junior Division)
School Top Scholar (Senior Division)
Champion Scholars (Junior Honor Medal)
Champion Scholars (Senior Honor Medal)
Champion Team Countdown (Senior Honor Medal)
Champion Team Countdown (Senior Medal)
Additional Qualifiers for the Global Round
Junior Division
Senior Division
The students, who qualified for the global round, has the option where to join. The Global Rounds will be in Hanoi, Vietnam (June 26 to July 1), Athens, Greece (July 18 to 23) and Cape Town, South Africa (August 11 to 15). The participants in these global rounds will learn, debate, and build new friendships among fellow scholars from all over the world
The official list of winners can be seen here.