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COVER STORY \
STORY BY>> 1. AMINTA PERMPOONWIWAT ( AIM - 1/343) 2. NAYADA ARNUPAVATHAM (EMMY - 1/343)
3. NISRA SOOKPRADIST (BOO - 1/343) 4. SIKANANYA KUNTANARUMITKUL ( YUKYIK - 1/343)
5. ONNICHA SIRIUDOMSAIT (JINJIN - 1/343) 6. THANACHPORN PERMBHUSRI (BEAM - 1/343)

Activities outside of our school syllabus are very Stage and got an important role as Marry, a student
important. It doesn’t matter if you’re great at school or who can play the violin and was great at singing. She
not, being involved and participating in events can applied for the EPTS On Stage because she thinks it’s a
really show your talents that others would never see in good opportunity for her to experience new things,
the classroom. Here at the English Program for Talent- meet new people, and she believes that “opportunity
ed Students at Patumwan Demonstration School, our seldom knocks twice.” She said that all these success-
students are the best of the best, not just academical- ful achievements would not happen if it was not for
ly, but musically, theatrically, and athletically. There are her parents, family and friends that support her and
many benefits that you can earn just from joining a help her, so she would like to thanks everyone for their
club, or participating in theatrical shows, even more generosity. In the future, she will continue to do what
than studying your textbooks and notes. You might she loves, which is cooking and singing, and she will try
never know what your real passion is, but these with all her might to be a gourmet chef which is one of
students have found theirs. her dream jobs.

Ainee (m1/353) Poon (m1/343)
“You don’t need to do everything perfect, just do Basketball
things fully.” - Ainee “Even if you fail, keep trying and eventually you will
succeed.” - Poon
Ainee is an matayom 1 student who loves to participate
in many activities, both inside school and outside. Her Poon is a matayom 1 student who attended the Top
activities include playing the violin, playing guitar, Flight Basketball Tournament. He started playing
cooking, and singing and she also starred as Marry in basketball at primary school following his mother’s
EPTS On Stage, “School on the Rock” and was a suggestion, (she thought it would help him to gain
member of the school chorus. Her favourite activity is height). He said that back then, he had no interest at
singing she said that she feels happy, powerful and playing basketball but after while, he enjoyed playing
confident when singing on stage. She learned to sing it because he received great compliments about his
and found her passion at a young age and practiced to basketball skills. It became part of his life very quickly.
improve her skills from then on. She loved to join He put a lot of effort into basketball, which made him
competitions on TV programs such as The Trainer 5, succeed and finally able to attend tournaments. He
Nongrak Nakrong and Iron Chef Kids Thailand and she said that basketball helps him to know more people
likes to perform on stage, such as schools plays and and help him to gain height, in addition to being
school festivals and competitions. She started playing another fun activity for him to do.
the violin at the age of 7 and (just recently taken up
the guitar, which she enjoys very much). At first she
wasn’t too good at cooking, but with practice and
determination she got better. When she was ready, she
joined “Iron Chef Kids Thailand”, and won first place
with the help from her coach, Chef Pom. She is also
good at performing and acting so she joined EPTS On

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