BONNYVILLE – On Nov. 19, community members arrived at the Bonnyville Legion Branch to pour over more than 100 student submissions for the Legion’s annual Remembrance Contest.
Volunteer judges spent the evening reading and reviewing essays, poems and posters submitted by local students in four categories.
Categories include Senior, which ranges from Grades 10-12, Intermediate that ranges from Grades 7-9, Junior includes Grades 4-6 and the Primary category encompasses Grades 1-3, however, that age bracket only competes in a poster contest.
Every year the Royal Canadian Legion, in partnership with schools across the country, promote remembrance and support youth education through the annual poster and literary contests.
“Winning entries move forward to the Legion’s provincial level contests,” according to the Legion’s national website. “Finalists are then forwarded to the Legion National Foundation in Ottawa to be judged at the national level.”
Both the poster and literary contest is divided into two sub categories, colour and black and white, and essay and poem.
Bonnyville’s student winners will walk away with more than just the prestige of taking the top place. First place winners in each category will receive $75, second place winners will receive $50 and those coming in third will be awarded $25.
Senior Poem
1st Place – Arwynn MacPherson, École Notre Dame High School
Senior Essay
1st Place – Jackline Gutieres-Rojas, École Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – Arwynn MacPherson, École Notre Dame High School
Senior Black and White Poster
1st Place – Arwynn MacPherson, École Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – Hunter Pitcher-Lanley, Off Campus
Senior Colour Poster
1st Place – Madison Fotty, École Notre Dame High School
2nd Place – Romeoil Balontong, École Notre Dame High School
3rd Place – Jackeline Gutierez-Rojas, École Notre Dame High School
Junior Poem
1st Place – Reese Ilchuk, Ardmore School
2nd Place – Abby Richard, Dr. Bernard Brosseau School
3rd Place – Samantha Hornsith, Dr. Bernard Brosseau School
Junior Black and White Poster
1st Place – Anika Qutais, Dr. Bernard Brosseau School
2nd Place – Shannon Palza, Dr. Bernard Brosseau School
3rd Place – Tracey Galang, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
Junior Colour Poster
1st Place – Mya Cumby, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
2nd Place – Brielle Lavoie, École des Beaux-Lacs
3rd Place – Kadence Woodhouse, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
Intermediate Colour
1st Place – Efrida Tabaku, Bonnyville Centralized High School
2nd Place – Sophia Ringuette, École Notre Dame High School
3rd Place – Grace Graham, Ardmore School
Intermediate Essay
1st Place – Janja Rowe, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
2nd Place - Haily Campeau, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
3rd Place – Aiyanna Gadwa, H. E Bourgoin Middle School
Intermediate Poem
1st Place Isabella Antoniuk, École des Beaux-Lacs
Intermediate Black and White Poster
1st Place – Salma Elzayat, Not provided
2nd Place – Isabella Antoniuk, École des Beaux-Lacs
3rd Place – Tori Lee Muise,Dr. Bernard Brosseau School
Primary Colour Poster
1st Place – Anna Lily Dechaine, École Notre Dame Elementary School
2nd Place – Zoe Allen, École Notre Dame Elementary School
3rd Place – Devyn Frie Sen, École Notre Dame Elementary School