Shillong, Oct 17: A Class IX student of Little Flower School, Malki, Sofie Balarisha Rangtong won the runner’s up prize at the National Science Seminar 2023 held at National Science Centre, Delhi on October 12.
The seminar was organised by the National Council of Science states (N.C.S.M.) (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India) in collaboration with all States/Union Territories.
She was also awarded a scholarship of Rs 2000 per month for 2 years.
Sofie was selected to represent Meghalaya as she had bagged the first prize at the State National Seminar held earlier this year.
While speaking to reporters about her achievement here on Monday, she said that she would like to express her gratitude to the National Science Centre for organising such an event, which has provided a platform for a student like her to represent their state.
She further stated that it was an amazing experience as she managed to garner so much knowledge beyond what was on the syllabus.
“I am also happy to be able to make the school and the state proud,” Sofie said.
The Class IX student of Little Flower School also said that she is interested in biology and that her aim in life is to become a cardiologist.
She also expressed her appreciation for her teacher, Joydeep Das, for selecting her to represent the school in both the district and state-level seminars.
The Headmistress of Little Flower School, Sr. Meris Dkhar, said that Sophie’s achievement is a proud moment for everyone.
She recalled that it all began when they received an invitation from the office of the District School Education Officer (DSEO), who had invited the school to take part in the district science seminar.
Sr. Dkhar said that she (Sophie) was selected after bagging the first prize in both the district and state science seminars.
A teacher of Little Flower School, Joydeep Das, informed that the topic of the National Science Seminar was “Millets – A Super Food or a Diet Fad”.
He said that the preparation for this had started months ago, and initially they had organised a competition among the six selected students at- the school level.
