Top Grade Five performers fly to Fukuoka

by L. S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI

The six students who obtained the highest marks at last year's grade five scholarship examination have been selected by the Education Ministry to attend the 22nd Asia Pacific Children's Council (APCC) to be held in Fukuoka, Japan.

They are J. V. Pramod Dilshan of Ruhunu Vijayaba Madya Maha Vidyalaya Beliatta, N. N. Nisansa De Silva Wijesingha of Kulupana Junior School Pokunuwita, S. M. Vihansa Sirimanne of Viharamaha Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Badulla, H. M. Mansika Herath of Maliyadeva Boys School Kurunegala, Logeswaran Srikarshan of Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai and M. H. Fathima Shamila Aisha of Girls Maha Vidyalaya, Valaichanai.

The 50-member APCC first met in 1989. Sri Lanka participated in all its meetings and those students who participated in the APCC had set up an organisation named 'Bridge Club Sri Lanka'.

J. Rivimal Senerath of Ananda College, Colombo, an active member of Bridge Club Sri Lanka, who attended the 2003 APCC meeting was invited by the APCC Executive Committee to participate in the 22nd session.