New Westminster students showed their flair for art during this year’s Heritage Week contest.
Each year, the City of New Westminster holds a colouring contest for kindergarten to Grade 3 students and a poster contest for Grade 4 and 5 students.
“We would like to thank local artist Katherine Freund-Hainsworth for her representation of the theme for Heritage Week 2016, My Canada, which was designed to inspire Canadians to embrace, explore and enjoy the heritage places and spaces across the country,” said Mayor Jonathan Cote of the picture coloured by local kids. “Katherine’s line drawing was of two children canoeing the Fraser River and is based in part on a historic photo of New Westminster.”
Cote said members of the community heritage commission didn’t have an easy task in judging the submissions, as the city received more than 889 entries from local students.
“The enthusiastic response and quality of this year’s competition highlights the importance of our city’s heritage,” he said.
And the winners are:
* Kindergarten: first place – Sarah Brewster (Lord Kelvin); second – Oliver Kennedy (Qayqayt); third – Daphne Yuan (Queen Elizabeth); and honourable mention – Leo Trentadue (Lord Kelvin.)
* Grade 1: First place – Abby Mellios (Qayqayt); second – Skyler Freeman (Herbert Spencer); third – Tri Nguyen (Queen Elizabeth); and honourable mention – Hana Cho (Lord Tweedsmuir.)
* Grade 2: First place – Cody Ratcliffe (Herbert Spencer); second - Sienna Vahra (F.W. Howay); third – Evan Howes (Herbert Spencer); and honourable mention – Nevaeh Koch (Qayqayt.)
* Grade 3: First place – Harper Myrskog (F.W. Howay.); second – Leo Bayne (Herbert Spencer); third – Nadir Rishard (Queen Elizabeth.)
* Grade 4/5: First place – Wonkyoung Jang Bless (Lord Kelvin); second – Hezekiah Acosta (Queen Elizabeth); third – Maisie Bruce (Herbert Spencer); and honourable mentions – Faliha Rishard (Queensborough Middle School) and Anastasia Cupac (Lord Kelvin).
