12 Jul 2013

CFSS Students' Prestige in Worldwide Software Games in Washington D.C., USA.

Chan Joyce Yee Jing and Cheung Yee Man, both from our S.5, were nominated to represent Hong Kong in the Final Game of MOS and Adobe Photoshop ACA Worldwide Championship respectively at Washington D.C., USA last week. The 2013 Certiport Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office attracted more than 344,000 unique candidates from 90 countries who competed to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products. Beating the other 98 finalists in the final round of competition and winning the 2nd place, Joyce received a US$2,500 scholarship for her excellent performance in Excel 2010. The first annual Adobe Photoshop ACA World Championship attracted 59,000 entries in total. During the Championship Round, contestants were assigned a poster design challenge from the Global Fund for Children to which they responded using Adobe Photoshop software. Students were judged on their creativity, Photoshop skills, ability to follow instructions, communication with clients, etc. Yee Man is the 10th place winner in this competition.