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In Your Words & Expressions

Durham District School Board, City of Pickering, Durham Catholic District School Board

In September 2010, the Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity partnered with the Durham District School Board and the Durham Catholic District School Board to present a contest entitled “In Your Words & Expressions”.    The contest invited students from grades 2 to 12 throughout the Durham Region to submit a written or arts piece to the statement “Since the founding of our community, the diversity of its residents has changed.    In another 200 years, I think...”. 
 
A distinguished panel of judges has reviewed over 100 entries and selected the winning entries for each of the age categories.  Special thanks to our distinguished panel of judges for the written submissions which were Mark Holland, Member of Parliament Ajax-Pickering, Cathy Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Pickering Public Library and Mike Johnston, Managing Editor, Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser.  Special thanks also to the judges of the visual arts submissions which were local artists Sharon Steinhaus, Robert Hinves and Gwen Williams, all members of the PineRidge Arts Council. 
 
At this time, Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity is pleased to announce the winners.

CREATIVE WRITING: 
Category One (Grade 2-5)
No winners selected in this category
 
 
Category Two (Grade 6-8)
First Place:
Mary Halliday and Madison McBurney, Grade 7
St. Theresa Catholic School

Third Place:
Zahraa Hmood, Grade 8
Highbush Public School
 
 
Second Place:
Justine Russell, Grade 8
Altona Forest PublicSchool
Category Three (Grade 9-12):
First Place:
Vanessa Chambers, Grade 11
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate
 
 
VISUAL ARTS:
Category One (Grade 2-5)
First Place:
Gayathri Karalasingam, Grade 4
Jack Miner Public School

Third Place:
Marissa DiCristofaro & Skylar Sheehan-Alleyne, Grade 4
St. Elizabeth Seton Public School
 
 
 
Second Place:
Yasnah Ali, Grade 4
Highbush Public School
 
Honourable Mention:
Ella Yan and Leah MacNeil, Grade 4
St. Elizabeth Seton Public School
Category Two (Grade 6-8)
First Place:
Sheridan Brown, Grade 7
St. Theresa Catholic School

Third Place:
Rawan Haj Saleh, Grade 6
Nottingham Public School

Honourable Mention:
Komaljit Marwah and Maira Baig, Grade 7
Vimy Ridge Public School
 
 
Second Place:
Sabrina Cruz, Grade 7
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School

Honourable Mention:
Harminder Johal, Grade 7
Vimy Ridge Public School
Category Three (Grade 9-12):
First Place:
Kareen Mitchell, Grade 12
All Saints Catholic Secondary School
 

The Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity is proud to showcase the winning entries in the lobby of the Pickering Civic Complex on March 23, 2011and on the City’s website at cityofpickering.com during March 2011.   The first place submissions will also appear in the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser or online at newsdurhamregion.com. 
 
The Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity will also provide a platform for students to share their winning entries at the 2011 Diversity Forum on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers of the Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Pickering.    In Pickering’s Bicentennial year, we are pleased to present Pickering native and 2010 Olympic Bobsleigh Silver Medalist Shelley-Ann Brown as the guest speaker of the 2011 Diversity Forum.    
 
Members of the public are welcome to attend and have the opportunity to hear from our young people about such important community issues. 
 
Click here to read the winning written submissions
 
Click here to view the winning creative arts submissions

Click here for more information on Shelley-Ann Brown

Shelley-Ann Brown


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