Consecutive Student Accomplishments Celebrated in an Award Ceremony
The achievements of TAC students during the last week were celebrated in a ceremony in Talas Auditorium on January the 4th. Strong students performances in sports and academics were recognized once more with the surprise musical accompaniment of ECHO'27 Band.
Sports Achievements
Boys Basketball Team: Mersin Championship and Championship at UAA Basketball Tournament
Girls Volleyball Team: Second place in Mersin and at ACI Shepard Cup
Boys Handball Team: Fourth place in Mersin
Girls Basketball Team: Fourth place in Mersin and second place at UAA Basketball Tournament
Girls Badminton Team: Third place in Mersin
Taylan Rüzgar İnce: First place at the Tarsus Municipality Chess Tournament
Achievements in Academics and Clubs
TAC Bears Robotics Team Receive the "Innovate Award"
“TAC Bears” Robotics Team, comprised of members of the school’s Robotics Club, competed at the “Vex Robotics High School Tournament” hosted by Hisar Schools in Istanbul on 24-25 December. At the end of the event, during which the robot design process was explained and the engineering notebook was explored, the TAC group’s endeavors were found worthy of "Innovate Award" after the jury’s deliberations.
Eylül Deniz Güner ‘27,
Asu Hayat Altınsoy ‘26,
Ali Mirza Kılınç ‘26,
Nehir Aksoy ‘26, T
Turhan Uygur ‘26,
Levent Paydak ‘26,
Bengisu Ergene ‘25,
Buğra Esen ‘25,
Ilgın Irmak Güzel ‘25,
Kerem Şanlı ‘25,
İlhami Aslansoy ‘25,
Bora Ceylan ‘25,
Bora Bostan‘25’
TAC Students Move to the Next Stage at the International Knowledge Bowl
TAC’s IB students in grade 11, Cem Sağlam, Cenk Sağlam, Naz Kurtuluş, Alpartun Günhan, Yağmur Serin, Benan Güneş and Melis Ata, who competed at the Russia-based “Urfodu” (International Basic Sciences Knowledge Contest) passed the first stage.
The students, all of whom qualified for the finals, joined the knowledge bowl in the following branches:
Cem: English, German, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics
Cenk: English, German, Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Naz: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
Alpartun: Physics and English
Yağmur: English, Physics and Mathematics
Benan and Melis: Biology
Urfodu is an international knowledge contest organized by Russia, giving the opportunity to 5th-11th grade students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey to demonstrate their knowledge in biology, chemistry, English, French, geography, German, mathematics and physics. It consists of two stages: the first stage is online through the website, and the second takes place either at the international test center or online, optionally. Students who pass the first stage are eligible for the second stage.
We are proud of the outstanding achievements of TAC students and wish them the best in the second stage of the competition.