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Celebrating Excellence: Our Students' Outstanding Achievement in HSI and Prove It! 2024

21 October 2024

Discover how Canberra Secondary School students excelled in the NLB's HSI and Prove It! 2024 competitions, winning top awards for their research and digital literacy skills.

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Over the past four months, our Secondary Two Canberrans have participated in two National Library Board competitions: Historical Scene Investigation (HSI) and Prove It! Participants were selected through a qualifying process that evaluated the quality of their Secondary Two History cohort's Historical Investigation projects. They wrote an essay and created an engaging video exploring the importance of using digital devices wisely, utilizing credible research sources. The students also shared tips during school assembly on evaluating online sources using the S.U.R.E. framework.

Two teams participated in each competition, achieving remarkable results:

Prove It! Competition:

Essay Category: 1st Place – Liew Zhen Xi, Zyshea, Alisha Binte Azahar, Luzaina Khalil Baig and Faiza Tahia.

Three students in school uniforms hold certificates and a trophy, standing with a teacher before a Prove It Contest 2024 1st place screen.

Infographic titled Digital Well Being listing negative and positive effects of digital technology with a QR code at the bottom.

Video Category: 3rd Place - Jason Lai Zheng Feng, Choy Si Xuan, Desiree, Tan Pei En, Alyssa and Nur Hasya Humairah

Four people pose before a screen showing Canberra Secondary School winning 3rd place at the Prove It 2024 competition.

Poster titled Digital Wellbeing explaining the S.U.R.E framework with four text boxes and a QR code.

You can also watch their video submission here -

Historical Scene Investigation (HSI):

Team A: Bronze Award - Delisha Narain, Balagot Mary Ancheska, Siew Ying Ying and Su Yee Llarenas Minn

Four female students in light blue uniforms and gray skirts pose with peace signs outside a school building.

Team B: Silver Award - Cabrera Paula Margaret, Breanha Charlene Burman, Lim Xiao Tong Zerlina and Ng Jiaxuan Natalie

Four female students in light blue uniforms pose with peace signs and thumbs up outside a school building.

The HSI and Prove It! competitions are annual events organized by the National Library Board that enable students to develop their communication, research, and presentation skills. Our students represented the school with distinction, and we believe their accomplishments will inspire more students to participate in humanities-related events and activities. Congratulations, CANberrans!