Be Prepared Quest 2008

HSS GG won First! (CHAMPION) :D

On 26 November, Henderson sent a team BP Quest at Guides House. Be Prepared Quest is an biannual international quest that to promote the knowledge and spirit of International Girl Guiding. This year, there were more than 40 teams that took part. Henderson 1st Coy sent in 1 team which consists of Mang Teng, Shi Yan, Carine and our reserve, Feng Lin.

In this competition, questions on Guiding are given to test the Guides of their knowledge in Guiding. Guides must first pass the preliminary rounds consisting of 60 MCQ questions under exam-like condition before the top 5 teams they can proceed to the final, which consists of 3 different stages.

Before the competition, the BP team arranged group discussions and prepares notes for one another, and we could only self-study and trust that by putting in more hard work than others, we could win the others by a margin.

Coming as the top 4 from the preliminary round, Henderson Girl Guides 1st COY managed to qualify for the finals. Competing against with are Guides coming from very strong teams like the Philippines Girl Scouts, Raffles Girls, Cedar Girls and Crescent Girls.

Gradually, we fought through the first and second round of the finals, which tested on our Guiding skills and teamwork. The team faced difficulty, as we were not as trained as the guides from other schools in the aspect of gadget making. There was also a misunderstanding in the first round that cost us a few points. Despite the fact that we were lagging behind, we did not let that falter our determination. Instead, we were more motivated than ever at the third, and the last round of the finals.

Last round was a speed buzzer round whereby whichever team presses the buzzer first will get to answer the question. We were generally tested on our knowledge on World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS, our founder-- Lord Baden Powell and his wife and our Guiding skills.

Since discussion is allowed in this round, we managed to catch up with the other participants as we were relatively prepared and could answer most of the questions, thanks to the rapport the team shared. We managed to surpass the rest of the Guides from the local schools, and came into a close match with the Philipino Guides. They had been leading from the start, amazing the judges and Guides with their speed and accuracy in answering the questions. It was a pleasant surprise that by the end of the last round, scores were totaled and Henderson was in the lead!

The results were finally announced shortly after an audience round, and at the Prize-Award Ceremony, our Chief Commissioner, Ms Yvonne Lim presented us each with a medal and a Company trophy! We were the champions for this year 2008 Be Prepared Quest!

Through this competition, the team had understood the importance of the saying “Where there’s a will there’s a way”. We were glad that we had believed in ourselves and pressed on.

Seeing that smile on Mdm Choo’s face, we all gleamed with pride! Not only was this perhaps the best gift and most memorable thing for Mdm Choo, it was also something that we are sure both the school and Guides are proud of!

by the BP team ( shiyan, carine, mang teng, fenglin, ashmitha)



posted by lakshmi.