Hard work, grit won ISWK team laurels at Times of Oman Interschool Quiz

Hard work, grit won ISWK team laurels at Times of Oman Interschool Quiz

Gathering their wits to recover ground lost initially, ISWK emerged as winners of the grand finale of the Times of Oman Interschool Quiz on Friday.

Muscat: At one time, in the very beginning, the ISWK seemed to be losing ground and paid for their attempt to push their competitors on the back foot, collecting in the process, two negatives (-200).

Soon enough, and some tough, nail-biting moments later, they gathered their wits together and saw to it that their unrelenting efforts paid off to crown them as winners of the senior section grand finale of the Times of Oman Interschool Quiz on Friday.

Led by Lael Alva of Grade 12 and Shyam Nair of Grade 10, the ISWK plan was to push the competitors on the defensive, but such strategies sometimes backfire which is what happened for the ISWK earning them two negative points in the process.

“Nevertheless, it was an enthralling experience with the students eager to prove their mettle,” said Jenesha Joseph, the ISWK teacher who had spent hours together guiding both the students.

For Lael, also the ISWK Head Boy, quizzing has been a childhood passion with a huge appetite for reading, retaining and recalling information at the push of a button.

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