{"id":43087,"date":"2014-08-30T03:20:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=43087"},"modified":"2014-08-30T16:34:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T16:34:06","slug":"vetting-of-citi-fm-write-away-finalists-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=43087","title":{"rendered":"Ten pupils shortlisted for Citi FM Write -Away Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten out of the 20 pupils who made it into the semi final stage of the 2014 edition of the Citi FM<\/strong> Write-Away Contest have been shortlisted to contest for the final stage.<\/p>\n

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The 20 finalists were pruned to 10 after they were interviewed by a judging panel.<\/p>\n

The panel determined whether the essays were truly written by the contestants and also interacted with them.<\/p>\n

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Citi FM\u2019s<\/strong> Programmes’ Manager, Jessica Opare Saforo noted that the winners of the competition will be finally revealed at the grand finale on September 6, 2014.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the general performance of the finalists, Ms. Opare Saforo said \u201cmost of the children came across as very articulate\u201d, adding that \u201cthose who were scored high came through and proved they were worth the marks that we gave them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An Educationist, Anis Haffar also noted that the main purpose of the contest is to encourage children to sharpen their artistic talents.<\/p>\n

He further advised parents to \u201ctry as much as possible to write and find places in their hearts where their passion will begin to show.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The write away contest seeks to improve children\u2019s desire for writing and reading.<\/p>\n

The contest is sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank ,Indomie Instant Noodles, Finlite and Volta River Authority(VRA).<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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