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Pun-Pun (m2/352) Tawan (m4/331)
Debate Club EPTS On Stage
“Sometimes the smallest step ends up being the biggest “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its
step of your life. Just allow yourself to begin a step, no ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing
one starts at the top.” - Pun-Pun that it is stupid.” - Albert Einstein

Pun-Pun is an matayom 2 student who attends many Tawan is a matayom 4 student who was the protagonist
school activities and clubs: debate club, climate club, of the recent EPTS On Stage 2017, School on the Rock.
tennis, performing School on the Rock, and a couple He played Joe in the production and took on a big role.
other activities out of school. He started going to He enjoyed it very much and had a fabulous time
Debate Club at the beginning of the year because he meeting new people and going through many fun
thought that it will be helpful in the future and it is how experiences. He was bored of life and wanted a new
we learn different topics from the school syllabus and change, as a result, he applied for the role of Joe. Since
we can apply our knowledge in these activities. He had the first reading, he knew his life would be forever
successfully achieved lots of progress while practicing different. He has grown into so much more, becoming a
and competing, with the help and support from his better student, friend, and person as a whole. School on
family. He enjoys doing it because it helps him to feels the Rock has had a great influence on Tawan, as he
confident and he likes it very much - he felt that it was feels that it is a part of him. He says the message from
important and had become part of his life. He said that the play had touched his heart more than he could have
he was opening the world wider through gaining thought possible. In just four months, he has improved
knowledge from learning by doing worthwhile experi- in every way. From this activity, he has earned many
ences. Going to debate club also benefits him socially new friends, including better and closer relationships
because he got to know more people and experienced between his senior and junior friends. It has made him
how to work with others, also when he got awards it more responsible than ever and with all the knowledge
made others know about his achievement. He has gone he has earned from this experience, he will continue to
to competetions, and will be attending TU Challenge do many extraordinary things.
and TWSDC (Thailand Worlds School Debating Champi-
onship). He had chosen to do the activities because to
do something great, we need to be passionate and Lin (m5/350)
listen to the sound of our heart. Jazz Club
“When you change the way you look at things, the
things you look at change.” - Wayne Dyer
Pie (m3/342)
Inthanin Games/Swimming Lin is a matayom 5 student who is a member of the PDS
“Just do it” - Nike Jazz Club. Music sometimes help her express her inner
feeling and releases any stress she might have had from
Pie is a matayom 3 student who attended Inthanin studying hard at school. Moreover, after joining the
Games as a swimmer. She started swimming 10 years club, she has gained more experiences about musical
ago. Because of a respiratory problem, she is tries to instruments and has many new friends from the club.
assist her health problem by swimming. According to She really loves the club.
Pie, being a swimmer isn’t easy at all as she needs to
wake up early in the morning nearly every day to train,
making her feel tired all day long. Making an effort
everyday does benefit her in the competition. At Inth-
anin Games, she competed in the Girls U15 backstroke
and much more. She felt so excited and nervous at the
same time during the competition, but the results
always turned out good because she always tried her
best. The real benefit of competing isn’t really to win
medals and trophies, but to gain experience and over-
come our feeling of nervousness. All in all, she feels so
proud when she wins those rewards, feeling that she
was fairly awarded for her hard work all year. Swimming
helps you have a better health, also earning you more
friends. Pie knows more people than most of her
friends, including the older and younger students in
both EPTS and in the Thai program, making her have
lots of connection all around the school.

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