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INTER-HOUSE
MATHEMATICS

COMPETITION

Eliora Amenawon Onwuegbuzie (Year 9
Senegal) relects on her experience partic-
ipating in the Inter-House Mathematics
Competition

’ve always procrastinated about doing

a mathematics competition, always
Ifinding reasons to put it off. I doubted
myself, and I was just nervous, and I feared
not doing well. But now that I’ve finally tak-
en part in one, I realise it’s not as bad as
I thought. I’m not saying it wasn’t scary
and tense because it absolutely was. The
pressure of the ticking clock, the expecta-
tions, and the challenge of solving tricky
problems under a very little time made

my heart race.
Click Here To As the timer started for our very first ques-

Watch Highlights tion, I had a moment of pure panic. With
each question completed, my partner
From The Inter-House and I endured the stress, and before we

knew it, we were in the flow, focusing on
Mathematics the problems rather than our fears and
doubts. It wasn’t easy, but I kept going; we
all did.
Competition When I heard that my house, Senegal, had

come first overall, every bit of stress and
every moment of doubt completely dis-
appeared. In the end, I didn’t just survive

the competition, I proved to myself that I
was capable of more than I thought. Look-
ing back, I’m so glad I didn’t let fear hold
me back.

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