The 2009 NGC Gas Rush Competition began in February with the
participation of 110 secondary schools from both Trinidad
and Tobago. Even then there was quite a game buzz which was
taken to new heights in the final week of competition as
school posses followed their respective teams as they vied
to make their way into the final rounds. At the final game
held on 4 June, a tensely-fought battle between Holy Name
Convent, Port of Spain and Naparima Boys’ College, San
Fernando, lead to the Holy Name girls emerging as the first
ever NGC Gas Rush Champions.
Before the competition began, NGC’s Public Education Team,
headed by Bhagwandeen Frankie – Public Information Officer -
produced a Gas Facts booklet, which covered study areas such
as the Impact of the natural gas industry on the economy,
the natural gas value chain, understanding natural gas
resources and quantities, environment, health and safety,
careers in energy and alternative energy sources. NGC
‘Ambassadors’, or employees, who volunteered to recruit
schools to take part in the competition, played a major role
in ensuring that all the 152 secondary schools from both
islands received booklets, maps and game rules.
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It was a long and hectic haul for NGC’s Public Education
Team who managed over 90 games over the duration of the
competition. The qualifying to final games held between May
and the first week of June were televised on Gayelle, The
Channel ensuring that the general public as well as the
school population were kept abreast of the progress being
made by the schools.
Led by teacher, Mario Martin, the winning Gas Rush Champions
- Holy Name Convent, Port of Spain, comprising team members,
Gerri Cumberbatch, Avion Phillips, Sasha Haddaway and Sitara
Gosine, each took home Dell Laptops whilst their school got
a Dell Desktop PC, Printer and Scanner, as well as the Gas
Rush Champion Challenge Trophy. Second place winners,
Naparima Boys’ College, led by teacher Kamal Maharaj and
comprising team members Nicholas Manna, Marc Jaikissoon, Jon
Jhinjoorie and Vivek Maharaj, each received Digital Cameras
and a Dell Desktop PC, Printer and Scanner for their school.
NGC will host the next Gas Rush in 2010. |
