Bilal Assadi (IX C), Sanidhya Patel (IX C), Dhushyanth (IX C), Aina Fatema Asim Merchant (VIIIC), Madhav Jayachandran Ramachandran (VIII C) and Jaefar Shameem (VIII C) have emerged champions in the mathemagic competition, the Inter-School Quiz Contest was organised by Qatar Gas & Rasgas and hosted by Al Khor International School.
Ten schools including DPS – Modern Indian School, Al Khor International School (BC), Al Khor International School (CBSE), Doha Modern Indian School, Birla Public School & Ideal Indian School contested to secure the first position and take home the eminent rolling trophy.
The team from DPS, scored 225 points. They were followed by the Al Khor International School, (BC) with 174 points. Al Khor International School CBSE scored 151 points and secured third position.
This noteworthy contest, held since 2003, yet again proved its ability to give a tough competition and bring out the best mathematicians from Grade VIII and IX.
Five teams progressed from the preliminary to the final round of the competition.
The quiz, right from the onset, had a number of twists and turns with the lead changing with every round. However, towards the end, DPS deftly gained its impetus, catapulted itself to the dominant position, and topped the quiz with 225 points, quite ahead of the runner-up team.
The five teams vying for honours had to clear nine rounds of complex mathematical problems. There was also a special set of questions for the audience, offering several goodies as gifts. The programme was an overall success.
