2012 INTERACT QUIZ CHALLENGE TROPHY

ROTARY CLUB OF BANDAR SUNWAY
DISTRICT 3300
PROJECT REPORT
PROJECT TITLE:
2012 INTERACT QUIZ
CHALLENGE TROPHY
AVENUE OF SERVICE:
SERVICE TO YOUTH
Date Project carried out
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Saturday 4th August 2012
Place
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Sunway University, Bandar Sunway
Members in Attendance
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26 (86%)
Primary Objectives
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1. Promote Rotary and Interact
2. Instill good values & ethics
amongst Interactors
3. Promote healthy competition
through quizzing amongst young
people
Organising Chairman
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PP Dato’ Ram Nair
1. OVERVIEW
The Rotary Club of Bandar Sunway held its 5th annual Interact Quiz at Sunway University on Saturday 4th
August. This New Generations project gives Interactors opportunity to test their knowledge in a variety
of subjects including science, history, geography, film and television. There were also special rounds of
questions on Malaysia, Rotary and Interact.
The quiz has become an eagerly anticipated event amongst Interactors with 160 teams taking part this
year, an increase of 66 teams from the 2011 event. Teams consist of three members. There were
Interactors from schools as far as Penang in the north of the District and Port Dickson in the south.
2. REPORT
This project involved six months of planning by a 12-member organizing committee under the
chairmanship of PP Dato’ Ram. Our strategic partner, Sunway Education Group (Sunway University)
provided the venue and prizes for Interactors, but Rotarians from RCBS were involved in all aspects of
managing the project.
Planning began in January 2012 with the booking of the venue and setting of goals, namely to increase
participation from 90 teams in 2011 to 160 teams in 2012. The registration process (handled by a subcommittee) involved contacting all Rotary Clubs in the District with Interact Clubs.
Harvey Norman (Malaysia) also came on-board as one of the main sponsors. Prizes are not only awarded
to the winning team members, but also to their school. Last year these prizes were computers and
projectors. This year, Harvey Norman provided 42” flat screen televisions as prizes for the three schools
of the top three teams.
The competition itself was split into a preliminary round (160 teams) and the finals (top 6 teams). Each
team consisted of three members and Interact Clubs could submit as many teams as they liked. This
year the registration was free.
Past President Movin Miranda was the quiz master for the competition. PP Movin, who has participated
in many international quiz events including the BBC’s Mastermind show on British television, put
together a challenging set of 30 questions for the preliminary round. Top score was 22. The finals
involved six rounds of questions on challenging subjects.
The programme also involved visiting Rotarians, Teacher Advisors and parents (approximately 100) with
‘on-the-spot’ questions with prizes for the right answer. Prizes included electrical items sponsored by
Harvey Norman.
District Governor Mansoor Saat was Guest of Honour and was supported by Rotarians from the District.
All participating Interactors were presented with a certificate of participation and all went home with a
goody bag containing a calculator/note pad with the Rotary logo.
Press releases were made prior and post event.
The winning team came from the Interact Club of SMK Subang Utama. Second placed was a team from
the Interact Club of SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, PJ and the third placed team also came from SMK Subang
Utama.
3. ANALYSIS
District Governor Mansoor, in his speech, said that the 2012 Interact Quiz Challenge Trophy was one of
the biggest single events of the District this year. Much work, time and effort had been put in by all
members of RCBS and the result was a highly successful Club project.
Whilst the event had been a great success, there were areas of the project which the organizing
committee felt can be improved upon for next year. These include getting greater participation from
Interact Clubs in all parts of the District and looking at making the event truly ‘National’ (possibly
‘international’) by including Interact Clubs from District 3310.
The organizing committee agreed that the primary objectives had been met and that the increased
participation this year had made it the most successful Interact Quiz held so far by RCBS.
4. LIST OF PARTICIPATING INTERACT CLUBS
ROTARY CLUB
INTERACT CLUB
BAHAU
SMK CHI WEN
2
BANDAR SUNWAY
SMK BANDAR SUNWAY
13
SMK SUBANG UTAMA
12
MAZ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL*
5
SMK SS 17
10
SMK SEAFIELD
10
DAMANSARA
SMK TTDI
9
DAMANSARA WEST
SMK BANDAR SRI DAMANSARA 1
3
DANAU DESA
SMK TAMAN DESA
1
GREATER KL
SMK DESA PERDANA
2
GLOBAL INDIAN INT. SCHOOL
5
SMK SENTUL UTAMA
1
SMJK YU HUA
2
SMK TINGGI, KAJANG
2
SRI GARDEN SCHOOL
1
SMK SERI BINTANG SELATAN
1
SMK METHODIST, KLANG
7
SMK RAJA ZARINA
3
SMK SULTAN ABUL SAMAD, KLANG
2
SMK TINGGI, KLANG
3
SMK CONVENT, KLANG
2
SMK BATU UNJUR
5
SMK LA SALLE, KLANG
5
SMK (P) METHODIST, KLANG
7
PENANG
SMK METHODIST, PENANG
1
PETALING JAYA
SMK ASSUNTA
5
SMK SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD, PJ
3
SMK LA SALLE, PJ
2
KAJANG
KL Di RAJA
KLANG
NUMBER OF TEAMS
PORT DICKSON
SMK TINGGI, PD
4
SMK DATUK HAJI ABDUL SAMAD, PD
1
VICTORIA INSTITUTION
2
SMK (L) METHODIST, KL
2
SMK BUKIT MEWAH
3
SMK MAMBAU
2
SMK MANTIN
5
SEREMBAN
SMJK CHAN WA
1
SITIAWAN
SMK METHODIST, SITIAWAN
1
SMK NAN HWA
1
SMK SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL SHAH
4
SMK SERI SAUJANA
2
SMK USJ 4
3
SMK USJ 13
5
41
160
PUDU
SENAWANG
SHAH ALAM
USJ
18
*Provisional Interact Club