Pelita Harapan wins debate

JAKARTA: A team from Pelita Harapan high school in Tangerang, West Java, and one from Gandhi Memorial International School in Central Jakarta respectively won the first and second place of an English debate here on Monday, while Taruna Nusantara high school from Magelang, Central Java, won the special category.

The contest, held from Friday through Monday, was held by Pelita Harapan for the first time to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

As for the individual best speaker category, S. Astrid Kusumawardhani from Al-Izhar Pondok Labu high school in South Jakarta took first place, followed by Natasha Jaya from Pelita Harapan high school at second and Virania Devarainy Munaf from Al-Azhar in South Jakarta at third.

The competition involved 41 teams, including those from international schools. Four of them were from outside Greater Jakarta. --JP