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Grade 7：Unforgettable WSC experience

May 3, 2018

Grade 7：Unforgettable WSC experience

April is the month for the WSC (World Scholar Cup). We got good news and meaningful experiences from the participants and the winner. Following is what Joshua Chang from 7(6) shared with us in the week before the May holiday.

Reporter:Congratulations, Joshua! We heard you were awarded eight medals during the prizegiving ceremony. Jonathan won 5 medals and Mike won 4, bringing your total number of medals to 17. That’s so great!

Joshua:Thank you! I am still excited about it.

Reporter:Could you share with us your experience?

Joshua:The WSC regional round was a very meaningful experience for me and my friends. The weeks leading up to the regional round were dreadful. After receiving the news that our school would not attend the global round, numerous people decided not to attend the regional round. This put me and my fellow WSC teammates in a concerning situation. The WSC regional rounds were only a few months away, but we had no research done. Our initial plan was to give everyone a specific part to research and disperse the amount of research over around 30 people allowing us to avoid a stressful time doing pages and pages of research. However, our WSC group was reduced to 3 people: me, Mike, and Hanna, and 6 subjects to study. Later on 9 more people- including three ninth graderS- joined WSC and went to the regional rounds with us. Jonathan, Mike, and I became one team and entered the WSC competition together.

Reporter:How was the big event that day? Tell us some details.

Joshua:Once we got to the regional round, in Pinghe, our group met up and went to the opening ceremony. This was the largest regional round ever held in Shanghai. This particular regional round consisted of 500 scholars from 20 different schools. After the opening ceremony, we went straight into the team debate. Honestly, I was nervous during my first debate, and that resulted in my speech being shorter than planned due to the faster pace at which I was talking. However, after my first debate I became comfortable with the new environment, and I started to do better in the following debates. After the debates, we faced the daunting task of creative writing and the Scholar’s Challenge, which was a series of multiple questions that had to be answered in an hour. After the team debate and the opening ceremony was over, we all went home and got ready for the next day at WSC.

The following day, we went back to Pinghe to compete in the Scholar’s Bowl and attend the debate showcase, talent show, and the award ceremony. Due to the lack of research done before the actual competition, our team was not fully prepared for all the questions. The Scholar’s Bowl had many challenging questions that our team failed to answer. Following the Scholar’s Bowl was the debate showcase and the talent show. Our school did not participate in the debate showcase, but one team did attend the talent show. After the talent show was the award ceremony. Despite the fact that our group lacked members and time resulting in limited research, we were still able to achieve satisfactory results.

I would say that this whole experience at WSC was unforgettable, and I am looking forward to attending not just the regional rounds, but the global rounds next year. I have learned a lot of valuable skills during this event, including teamwork, time management, and strategizing.

Reporter:Thank you for your sharing. Looking forward to your great news next year！

(Written by Joshua Chang from 7(6) Supervised by Ms Chen Fan Pictures by Joshua Chang)