Most of the children use this
opportunity to write blessings
for His Majesty the King.
Chonburi Gov. Wichit
Chatpaisit gives the opening speech.
Coveted trophies on display
for all to see.
Pratchaya Kerdthong
Students from five Pattaya city schools and the Soi
Kophai Community won tens of thousands of baht in prizes and plenty of
accolades for their efforts to stay off drugs at the latest To Be No. 1
Aerobics & Dancercise Championship and Youth Contest.
“Festival 54,” held at Royal Garden Plaza on June 30 -
World Anti-Drugs Day - awarded cash prizes in five categories to teams of
youngsters from Pattaya schools 3, 4, 5, and 7 as well as the Kophai
neighborhood squad. Part of a national organization chaired by HRH Princess
Ubolratana to steer teens away from drugs through exercise and programs to
boost self image, the dance contest is held annually.
Chonburi Gov. Wichit Chatpaisit and Mayor Itthiphol
Kunplome opened the competition with speeches against illegal drugs before
the dancing kicked off.
Pattaya School No. 8 took top honors in the Junior
category, earning a 6,000 baht prize. Pattaya School No. 4 won the 5,000
baht runner-up prize.
In the Pre-Teen category, School No. 3 won first place
and 15,000 baht with School No. 8 finishing second for 10,000 baht.
School No. 4 came out tops in the Teen category, followed
by School No. 7 getting 10,000 baht.
Soi Kophai took the Community category and 6,000 baht
while Pattaya School No. 5 earned 15,000 baht by winning the Club
competition.
The winning teams now move onto higher-level contests.
Even though they are
youngsters, they can still put on quite an acrobatic show.
The older kids can get “high”
without the use of illegal drugs.
The winners and runners up in
each category will be Pattaya’s representatives to compete at the provincial
level.
Hooray team!
Hundreds of supporters cheer
on their teams.
