{"id":47114,"date":"2026-09-11T15:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=47114"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:56:30","slug":"tournament-of-minds-tom-results","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/tournament-of-minds-tom-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournament of Minds (TOM) Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLC School was proud to participate in this year\u2019s Tournament of Minds (TOM), a problem-solving competition that challenges students to think creatively, work collaboratively and tackle complex challenges.<\/p>\n<p>MLC School fielded a team in Primary STEM, Secondary STEM and Secondary Social Sciences. Students demonstrated remarkable ingenuity, resilience and teamwork as they developed solutions and prepared for competition day.<\/p>\n<p>A particular highlight was the outstanding achievement of our Secondary STEM team, which was awarded Honours in its division, placing it among the top three teams in the region. For many of these team members, it was also their first Tournament of Minds experience.<\/p>\n<p>Our Primary STEM team was recognised with the Spirit of TOM Award, an award presented to only one primary and one secondary team in each region. This award celebrates teams that exemplify the core values of Tournament of Minds through outstanding teamwork, creativity, perseverance and courage.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of our Tournament of Minds participants on their commitment, enthusiasm and achievements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">The names of the team members are as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Primary STEM Team<u>:<\/u><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gem McGuire<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maya Erazo Djurisic<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evelyn Tsang<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sophie Yuen<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rhianna Sui<\/strong> (Year 5)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sonia Cai<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Wang<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Secondary STEM Team:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jesselle Jiao<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maya Haysom-McDowell<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daisy Han<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Irene Chau<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caitlyn Rodrigues<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mikayla Brown<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Secondary Social Sciences:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clare<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Wei<\/strong> (Year\u00a0 9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nina Hespe<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amy Doan<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liesl Wong<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marni Heavener<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Oh<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Grace El&#8217;Atrache<\/strong> (Year 10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:akirk@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">\u2013 <strong>Amy Kirk<\/strong><\/a><\/em><br \/>\nHigh Potential Learning Leader<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on image gallery for full size images.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-47096 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item link-\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/IMG_9266.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/IMG_9266-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item link-\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/IMG_9265.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/09\/IMG_9265-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLC School was proud to participate in this year\u2019s Tournament of Minds (TOM), a problem-solving competition that challenges students to think creatively, work collaboratively and tackle complex challenges. 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