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In Your Words & Expressions
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
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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
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Second Place:
Justine Russell, Grade 8
Altona Forest PublicSchool |
Category Three (Grade 9-12):
First Place:
Vanessa Chambers, Grade 11
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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