Student goes to Math Olympics

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Muhammad Syafri of Senior High School 17, Makassar, silver medalist in Southeast Asia's Math Olympic in Malaysia, has been nominated to represent Indonesia at the Math Olympics in Glasgow, Scotland in July.

Principal Umar A.R. said here on Friday, prior to the competition that Syafri, along with other participants, mostly from the same school, would have some warmup training at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

Umar disclosed that for the last five years the school had sent its representatives to several world major events, including the recently held English debating contest in Johannesburg in South Africa, at which one of its students was named "Best Speaker."--Antara