Over 80 elementary students from the Moose Jaw area participated in this year’s regional Heritage Fair, but only 10 will be attending provincials after receiving the most votes from judges.
The Western Development Museum (WDM) hosted the regional Heritage Fair on May 8, with 81 students producing 60 projects using cardboard posters and props to accompany their presentations.
Judges handed out 18 awards to students with the best topic and ability to explain their methodology, while five students won local awards.
The top 18
The top 18 projects were:
- Arts and Leisure Award: Lincoln Magnus for Mr. Hockey
- Arts and Leisure Award: Xander Simard and Alex VanMale for Maple Syrup
- Sport Heritage Award: Emberley Loveridge for Mary Bonnie Baker
- Sport Heritage Award: Brooke Manz for Nancy Greene
- Citizenship and Governance Award: Joseph Stone for The Great Depression
- Society and Justice Award: Cambrie Morey for Viola Desmond: The Face on the $10 Bill
- Indigenous Heritage Award: Emily Harnett and Yuanjun (Angela) Lu for Mukluks
- Genealogy (family history) award: Tristan De Jager for Pier 21 “Gateway to Canada”
- Military Heritage Award: Jennifer Nguyen for The Battle of Lundy’s Lane
- Multicultural Heritage Award: Kate Pagarigan and Anna Pais-Hay for Exchange Students
- Natural Heritage Award: Rinoa Agravante for The Burgess Shale
- Environmental sustainability award: Jordyn Reaney for Grey Wolf)
- Science and Technology Award: Baylee Koch and Kahlia Koch for Down Syndrome
- Saskatchewan Heritage Award: Axton Brooks for Fort San
- Archives award: Eliana Dahl for Grey Owl
- Historical Thinking Award: Matilda Lopez for The Halifax Explosion
- Digital media award: Camryn Krauss for The IMAX
- Innovation award: Anabia Yousuf for Laura Secord
Local awards
The following students won awards that are given locally:
- Women in STEM Award: Caleigh Craig and Kaszandra Gutib for Women in the Canadian Military
- Ray Bell Award: Braunson Kelly for SGI: A History of Auto Insurance in Canada
- The Catherine Lettkeman Award: Kohan Henrikson for The Red Fox
- Joseph Stone won the Sunny Seek & Find draw and Rylan Schwalm won the WDM survey draw
Provincial finalists
The top 10 students who will be attending provincials in Regina on Wednesday, June 5, are:
- Joseph Stone (The Great Depression)
- Cambrie Morey (Viola Desmond: The Face On Our $10 Bill)
- Eliana Dahl (Grey Owl)
- Matilda Lopez (The Halifax Explosion)
- Jennifer Nguyen (The Battle of Lundy’s Lane)
- Tristan De Jager (Pier 21 “Gateway to Canada”)
- Rinoa Agravante (The Burgess Shale)
- Emberley Loveridge (Mary Bonnie Baker)
- Brooke Manz (Nancy Greene)
- Kohan Henrikson (The Red Fox)
For more information, visit Heritage Saskatchewan's website.
