ENGLISH PROGRAM
Assumption College
26 Charoenkrung 40, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand
EP Sportmen
EPAC: A Sport-Focused Program to Develop the Whole Student – Mentally and Physically!
EPAC: Celebrating the Success of our PE Department!Our program, which has always had a strong focus on academics, is now proud to put the spotlight on our PE Department.Mr. Peter Wooden, Director of Sport, and Mr. Daniel Jacobs, have brought a renewed focus on sport and fitness to our program for which we are grateful!In addition to the normal PE activities as directed by the Thai Ministry of Education, these 2 gentlemen have started a highly successful after-school club activity which we had never had before this year, and the students seem to love it! We believe sport is important, partly because schools can use this as a way to help young people develop physical strength and agility, and also because we want our students to make exercise a habit which will keep them healthy and fit for the rest of their lives! Another way of looking at it is participation in sport builds within our students a sense of confidence which plays out in every area of their lives! We would like to congratulate Peter, Daniel, our 2 world-class instructors, and the students on making our program better through their efforts this year!
Mr Jirayu Ariyadirek : AC 130
Achievement and Prize(s);
1. 1st Prize of Highest overall score in the 2 Kilometer Pursuit
- The bicycle-track competition
(to collect scores for obtaining the Royal trophy – The Queen’s Cup)
2. 1st prize in the Under 18 category
- The Chokchai & Bangkok Post Tour de Farm 4s” at Chokchai Farm
3. Winner 1st prize in the scratch pursuit
- The bicycle-track competition to Celebrate the Auspicious Occasion of
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit‘s 83rd birthday
(The Royal Trophy – The Queen’s Cup)
4. 2nd Runner-up in the 3 Kilometer Pursuit
- The bicycle-track competition to Celebrate the Auspicious Occasion of
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit‘s 83rd birthday
(The Royal Trophy – The Queen’s Cup)
Mr. Thawin Mahajindawong : AC 130
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Thawin Mahajindawong, who has been chosen to be 1 of 16 Thailand youth to receive 2 ½ year scholarships at Ratcliffe College, England. Along with the scholarship, there will be an opportunity for these youth to sign contracts to play football with the Leicester City Football Club
Mr. Thawin Mahajindawong : AC 130
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Thawin Mahajindawong, who has been chosen to be 1 of 16 Thailand youth to receive 2 ½ year scholarships at Ratcliffe College, England. Along with the scholarship, there will be an opportunity for these youth to sign contracts to play football with the Leicester City Football Club
Mr. Thiti Mongkiocanich : AC 131
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Thiti Mongkiocanich is one of the 15 players who joined this competition as part of the team called “Bangkok Warriors” who won the 1st Runner-Up medal in ice hockey in the competition called “Land of Smiles Ice Hockey Classic Tournament 2014”. He was chosen to go to Canada for training and preparing to the national competition.
Mr. Thiti Mongkiocanich : AC 131
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Thiti Mongkiocanich is one of the 15 players who joined this as part of the team called “Bangkok Warriors” who won the 1st Runner-Up medal in ice hockey in the competition called “Land of Smiles Ice Hockey Classic Tournament 2014”. He was chosen to go to Canada for training and preparing to the national competition.
Mr. Tanner Gate Altman : AC 134
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Tanner Gate Altman from our EP-M2/4 class is one of players who joined a recent tournament as a member of the team called “The Canstar Rangers” which won the 1st prize medal in the famous ice hockey competition in Thailand , and in this competition, Tanner himself got the “Best Defensive Player” award! Incidentally, in November of last year he won the 2nd runner-up prize in the Philippines, in a competition called “The Philippines Ice Hockey Tournament 2015”.
Tanner always practices hard to gain success with all of his goals, and in this regard he represents the character of our EP students very well! Maybe in the future we will see Tanner on television wearing an NHL uniform such as the Detroit Redwings, playing for the Stanley Cup!
Mr. Peter Wooden
- Health and Physical Education Teacher
- Coach of Thailand Cricket Team (Nation)
Achievement and Prize(s);
Assumption is very pround to have the experienced teachers involved in a Thai nation sport and we wish him every success as he prepare for the SEA Games in Malaysia, 2017
Mr. Robert Badaracco
- Mathematics Teachers
Achievement and Prize(s);
Mr. Robert who already holds the Thailand record in the 800m run for masters age 50 recently participated in three masters meets setting several more records and winning ‘gold’. The first meet was the 21st Thailand Masters Athletics Championships 2016 held in Sakon Nakhon where Mr. Robert won gold in the 400m run and 800m run setting new Thailand records in both events. Next, Mr. Robert went to Taiwan where he set a new Taiwan record in the 400m run with a time of 57.63. Finally, Mr. Robert attended the 19th Asia Masters Athletics Championships 2016 (May 4 – 8) held in Singapore. During this event Mr. Robert won the men’s age 55 400m sprint.
Mr. Robert’s’ time of 57.63 should put him in the top 25 for the world by the end of the year. Mr. Robert would like to thank all those who gave him support helping to create the positive attitude he needed to succeed.
