Ritica Ramesh, Grade XI, Birla Public School (BPS), Megha George, Grade VII, Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS) and Fariha Abdul Aziz, Grade X, Indian Ideal School (IIS) are the top three winners of the Peninsula Creative Writing Contest.
The competition was held in three categories for students from classes 7 to 12 and saw a large number of entries from many schools in Qatar.
In one category, students of classes 7 and 8 were asked to write about the impact of social networking on their daily life. Megha George, Afrin Shakeel (DMIS, Grade VIII) and Navjot Sarao (DMIS, Grade VIII) have won the first, second and third prizes respectively in this category.
Fariha Abdul Aziz, Aswin Anilkumar (BPS, Grade X) and Shwetha Grace Eapen (BPS, Grade X) were declared first, second and third winners respectively in the Picture Speaks category, which was open for students from classes 9 and 10.
In the senior category, students from classes 11 and 12 wrote essays on Returning Home and the Impact of Cultural Differences. Ritica Ramesh, Iqra Waheed (Bright Future Pakistan International School, Grade 11) and Anagha Chakravarthi (DMIS, Grade 11) have won the first, second and third prizes.
The winning entries will soon be published on www.thepeninsulaqatar.com.
Prizes will be distributed at a function whose date will be announced later. The Peninsula
