Phichit student wins land in essay contest

Naris Sangwari, former school director of Banna School in Wachira Baramee district, last month launched the essay contest about being a good person for students to compete for the land, worth Bt500,000, near Sam Ngam district police station.
Naris said the contest attracted as many as 600 essay applicants from all over the province and the contest committee took one month to select 33 finalists; four university students, 21 Mathayom students and eight primary students. The name of the winner – Sirapat “Nong Somjeed” Traiyuttharong, from Phichit Phitayakhom School – was picked from a draw of the 33 finalists at Phichit City Hall yesterday.
Sirapat said that she was so happy to win the land for her four-page essay, which narrates her daily routine of doing good deeds and her future plans.
She said she would keep the land for her children and she thanked “the kind adults who promoted the good behaviour of Thai youths”.