New Westminster has no shortage of artistic talent among the city’s youth.
Youthful faces filled council chambers on April 12 as the City of New Westminster handed out its Heritage Week 2015 awards. Choosing winning entries was no easy feat for judges, as the city received 578 entries for the Heritage Week contests.
Students in kindergarten to Grade 3 participated in a colouring contest that featured a line drawing of Main Street: At the Heart of the Community, done by local artist Katherine Freund.
Brody Busch from Richard McBride took top spot in the kindergarten category, followed by Anirudh Srikanth from Lord Kelvin in second and Jhena Pagtakhan from Lord Kelvin in third. Honourable mentions went to David Popescu from Qayqayt, Sidney Riddle and Jayden Yee from Richard McBride, and Emma Xiao-Tong Wang from Queen Elizabeth.
In the Grade 1 contest, Maria Levitskaya from Richard McBride placed first, followed by Jakob Berube for Lord Tweedsmuir in second and Teya Porter from Richard McBride in third. Honourable mentions went to Francesca De Guzman from Queen Elizabeth, Jonah Wynn from Lord Kelvin, Emmanuel Zhang from Richard McBride and Sidney Calizon from F.W. Howay.
Aria Zlatovic-Diewald from Richard McBride took first place in the Grade 2 category, with Anastasia Cupac from Lord Kelvin in second and Ilyana Maryam Lalani Hussain from Herbert Spencer in third. Grade 2 honourable mentions went to Maisie Bruce from Herbert Spencer, Nikola Hristov from Lord Kelvin, Audrey Bieber from Richard McBride and Kian Eghanian from Qayqayt.
Grade 3 student Daniel Zhang from Qayqayt took first place in his category Susanna Ujfalusi from Queen Elizabeth was second and Isabelle Lavictoire from Lord Tweedsmuir was third, with honourable mentions going to Isabella Farrier (F.W. Howay), Ellen Li and Julia MacCormac (Qayqayt) and Lilly Liu (Richard McBride).
Students in Grade 4 and 5 were invited to submit entries in a heritage poster or photo contest.
Lisa Paskar from Lord Kelvin claimed the top spot in the Grade 4 category, with Beth Anderson from Richard McBride in second and Marielle Dorais, also from McBride, in third.
In the Grade 5 category, Julia Brothers from F.W. Howay placed first, followed by Nelia Savenkov from Herbert Spencer in second and Minami Sakamot in third.
Lisa Paskar from Lord Kelvin was also the grand prize winner, an award that netted her a brand new bicycle. Many New Westminster businesses contributed prizes to the annual contest.
