Daegu Wonhwa Middle School's Park Hyerin Wins Gold in Middle School Division at the National Student Statistics Utilization Competition

Park Hyerin, a second-year student at Daegu Wonhwa Middle School, won the gold prize in the middle school division at the ‘25th National Student Statistics Utilization Contest’ hosted by Statistics Korea. This marks her second consecutive year receiving an award.

The ‘25th National Student Statistics Utilization Contest’ organized by Statistics Korea is held to help students develop problem-solving and statistical skills by collecting and analyzing data themselves to create statistical posters. Among 1,635 teams participating, including 477 teams in the middle school division, Park Hyerin won the gold prize in the middle school category with her statistical poster titled ‘Protect the Microbiome!’

Daegu Wonhwa Middle School student Park Hyerin, who won the gold prize

Participating under the team name ‘Bio Keeper’ (supervised by teacher Lee Hakjun), Park Hyerin’s poster introduced the concept of the gut microbial ecosystem called the ‘microbiome’ and emphasized the importance of proper eating habits, visually presenting how the microbiome affects our body.

She also analyzed multiple survey results on microbiome awareness and eating habits among her peers, and after conducting education on the microbiome and proper eating habits, she statistically expressed the changes in students’ perceptions before and after the education.

Park Hyerin of Daegu Wonhwa Middle School said, “Thanks to my teacher’s excellent guidance, I was able to achieve good results again this year following last year. It was rewarding to explore my areas of interest and share useful information with my friends through the process of creating the statistical poster. I will continue to pursue research in various fields in the future.”

Principal Ahn Hyunggeon of the school stated, “The ability to identify interesting topics encountered in daily life, conduct research, and analyze them statistically is an important skill in the new era. We will actively support students in developing these skills so they can grow into future talents.”

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