Heritage Fair 2018 awards announced

The 2018 Chignecto Central Regional Heritage Fair took place May 4, at the Truro Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College.

Schools from Brook eld, Masstown, Mount Uniacke, Oxford, Pugwash, Rawdon and Tatamagouche were represented, with 102 students presenting 96 projects.

AWARD WINNERS

Literacy Award: Rachel Mcnutt, Oxford Regional Educational Education Centre Historian of the Day: Gr 4-6 Hannah Dickie, Oxford Regional Educational Centre

Historian of the Day: Gr 7-9 Marissa Corkum, Uniacke District School First Nations Award: Terran Baille, Uniacke District School

African Heritage Award: Erika Dash, Uniacke District School Veterans Award: Gr 4-6 Connor Rideout, Connor Kotuk, Robert Dean, Nate Adams -Oxford Regional Educational Centre

Veterans Award: Gr 7-9 Cody Richards, Uniacke District School

David Dewar Memorial Award: (best use of artifact) Kennedy Cooke, North Colchester High School

History of Science & Technology: Kennedy Cooke, North Colchester High School

Colchester Historical Society Award: Evangelina O’brien, North Colchester High School

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia AwardBuilt Heritage: Payton Mcdonald, Rawdon Elementary

Delegates to Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Fair (Being held at Saint Mary’s University on May 31 and June 1)

• Evangelina O’brien, North Colchester High School • Char Burnett, Chiganois Elementary School • Rachel Mcnutt, Oxford Regional Educational Centre

• Morgan Patriquin, Megumi Ozawa, Pugwash District High School • Sam Winter, Rawdon Elementary School • Terran Baille, Cody Richards, Uniacke District School

Nominees to the Canada’s History Young Citizens of Canada Competition

• Kennedy Cooke

• Jennie Maclean

• Hannah Dickie

• Brandi Swan

Historical Timeline: Megumi Ozawa, Pugwash District High School Best Life History: George Lawless, Pugwash District High School Peer Choice Award: Makayla Tattrie, North Colchester High School Public Choice Award: Lailah Flint, Rawdon Elementary School Best Use of Technology Gr 4-6: Clara Smith, Kasey Mcswain - Chiganois Elementary School Best Use of Technology Gr 7-9: Alec Macdonald, North Colchester High School Best Local history Gr 4-6: Jenna Keating, Oxford Regional Educational Ctr

Best Local History Gr 7-9: Morgan

Patriquin, Pugwash District High

School

Best Visual Display Gr 4-6: Sam Winter,

Rawdon Elementary School

Best Visual Display Gr 7-9: Iris Chambers Uniacke District School

Alumni Award Gr 4-6: Brandi Swan, Oxford Regional Educational Centre

Alumni Award Gr 7-9: Cadence

Steeves, Pugwash District High School

Best Structure Gr 4-6: Jonah Shannon, Chiganois Elementary School Best Structure Gr 7-9: Sydney Haines, Uniacke District School Costume Award: Sam Winter, Rawdon Elementary School

Honourable Mention:

Brook eld Elementary School: Marley Reid Chiganois Elementary School: Jonah Benvie, Ethan Wolfe, Tyler Murphy, Jonah Shannon, Char Burnett Oxford Regional Educational Centre: Katelyn Mattinson, Hayley Jacklyn, Keegan Mosher

Pugwash District High School: Magen Robinson, Jamee Rushton, Nathan Rushton, Ming Sanderson, caitlyn Long, Marina Allen, Robin Dewar, Nora Lush, Chloe Miller, claire Lush, Hunter Starr, Breanna Gabriel Rawdon Elementary School: Jeremiah Furlong, Payton Mcdonald, Paris Conrad, Kaylee Payne Uniacke District School Nolan Oakley, Marlee Davis, Erika Dash

LYNN CURWIN/TRURO DAILY NEWS Oxford Regional Education Centre students, from left; Nate Adams, Robbie Dean, dressed as Winston Churchill; Connor Kontuk, dressed as Franklin Roosevelt; and Connor Rideout, dressed as a ghter pilot, combined their e orts to create a project on the...