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Gateway sweeps the boards at Young Computer Scientist Awards

Students of Gateway win the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and thirteen Merit awards. The Gold winner selected to represent Sri Lanka for APICTA, Malaysia.

Outstanding performances of students of Gateway Colleges and the Gateway Kids School of Computing were the highlights of the Young Computer Scientist 2010 Awards Ceremony held recently at the HNB Auditorium in Colombo. Every year, the Sri Lanka Association for the Software Industry (SLASI) organises the Young Computer Scientist competition in association with the Ministry of Education. The competition is held in search of young talent island wide and is open to all schools in Sri Lanka. This year's Awards ceremony was graced by His Excellency Choi Ki Chui, Ambassador of Korea in Sri Lanka and, the Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena.

Pamodh Yasawardena of Gateway Kids School of Computing, Nugegoda won the Gold medal for the junior category for his project of a virtual laboratory. He was also selected to represent Sri Lanka for APICTA to be held in Malaysia. The group project of Abdul Samad Mahamed, Hasris Hassan and Sahied Nausheed of Gateway College, Rajagiriya won the Silver medal and the group project of Ryan Sebastian, Devon Mallawarachchi, Mahesha Kulatunga and Sanjula Weerawardena of Gateway College, Rajagiriya won the Bronze medal for the International Schools junior category.

Lanka Waravita, Sandali Weerasinghe, Udeshika Mendis, Dinushada Sri Karavita, Istibshan Irfan, Devinda Senanayake, Leonard Kure, Zahi Harsan, Gayan Samarasinghe and Viraji Chanuka of Gateway College, Rajagiriya, T. Upenthiran, Tharindu Mendis, K. Don Vimanga, Swin Rathnayake and Arunod Sameera of Gateway College, Negombo, Abdul Muizz Rizvan, Kanishka Wanigasekera and Ambalavanar Senthuran of Gateway Kids School of Computing Bambalapitiya, Nisith Vilochana, Bisina Wickramasinghe and Hasara Liyanage of Gateway Kids School of Computing Nugegoda, Chanuka Ahangama and Imanee Ranasinghe of Gateway Kids School of Computing Borella, and Dilini Mahesha Peiris of Gateway Kids School of Computing Panadura won merit awards for their projects.


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