EIGHT WIN COVETED SCHOLARSHIP TO THE ONE ACADEMY
Prizes Include Trip To Disneyland And Scholarships Worth RM135,000
Bandar Sunway, Dec 10 - After all the anticipation, the verdict is finally out; eight category B participants from secondary schools across the country has garnered scholarships to The One Academy worth a total of RM135,000 at The New Media Award 2004.

After much deliberation, the judges picked the winners of Category A (secondary students). Namely, Tan Zi Hao, 15, from SMK Seri Kembangan was chosen as the first prize winner; Lai Wai Hou, 13, from Nan Hwa High School walked away with the second prize and the third prize went to Loi Pei Wen, 14, from SMJK Confucian.

"I was shocked and ecstatic. I just let my ideas flow but never expected to win the top prize," said Tan, whose winning artwork shown a humorous scenario of how a household chaos was put to an immediate stop with a telephone call from the mother.

Considerating that this year's theme was "hero of the day", the judges, consisting senior representatives from the organisers and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC), commented that it was encouraging to see that the participants were more imaginative, and able to think out of the cliched idea of how a "hero" should look like, while some even incorporated family values and humour in their artworks.

As for Category B (open) the first prize went to William Teow Soon Lee, 23; the second prize winner was Yuen Keen Seng, 23; while Teoh Chee Chai, 31, walked away with the third prize.

Together, the winners garnered, among others, a trip ticket to Disneyland Paris and The One Academy scholarship worth more than RM135,000.00 as well as Epson 'all-in-one' products, trophies, certificates of excellence and souvenirs.

This year's New Media Award was an event organised by The One Academy and The Star In.Tech in conjunction with the release of Disney / Pixar's The Incredibles.

Since 1998, Disney movie distributor Buena Vista Columbia TriStar has been collaborating with The One Academy and The Star In.Tech to organise The New Media Award in conjunction with Disney and Pixar's releases in Malaysia, namely, A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Dinosaur (2000), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003).

Together with joint organiser Sin Chew Daily, supported by the MDC and sponsored by Epson and Emirates Airline, the contest aims to nurture and give due recognition to creative youths of the country through scholarships and prizes.

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