Western School District Terry Pike - Itinerant for Enrichment Press Release 7 May 2009

Representative Named to Attend 2009 National Heritage Fair in Ottawa, July 7-13

Question: What was the first steamship to join the Alphabet Fleet? Answer: the S.S. Bruce Question: What was the name of the child born on one of the Alphabet Fleet ships? Answer : Ronald Glencoe Skinner

On Saturday, May 2, at the Sir Wilfred Grenfell College gym in Corner Brook, student history buffs had the opportunity to strut their stuff and express their interest in local history and culture through the 12 th annual Western Regional Heritage Fair 2009.

One student has been selected from the 185 projects present at that regional fair to participate in the National Heritage Fair: • Rebecca Hulan, home community of McKay’s, and a grade 9 student of E. A Butler school for her project entitled The ABCs of Newfoundland Coastal Boats: The History of the Alphabet Fleet

She will join seven other students and four teachers from our province in a week-long “History Camp”, to be held this year in in Ottawa, July 7-13. This camp will provide a showcase for students’ work from all the regional fairs and also allow students from across Canada to meet one another to share ideas in a setting that otherwise they might never see.

These awards and recognitions are in addition to the awards already given on Saturday at the Fair ceremonies, and itemized on the following pages.

The Western fair was a true showcase of history — 1432 students from 21 schools from Woody Point to Ramea participated at school fairs during March and April to earn the privilege of representing their school at the 12 th Annual regional fair in Corner Brook. A second regional heritage fair was held in Forteau, on the same day for students from Hawke’s Bay to Norman Bay, Labrador.

Terry Pike Enrichment Programming 2009 Tel. (709) 637-4604 Fax. (709) 634-1828 P. O. Box 368, 10 Wellington Street Corner Brook, NL A2H 6G9 Western Newfoundland Regional Heritage Fair 2009

2009 RBC Aboriginal HBC Laurier Lapierre Award CN Veteran’s Heritage McCain’s National Fair Teacher Heritage Award Explorer’s (3 may be awarded) Award Foundation of NL Literacy Representativ Chaparone Award Award Award e & Alumni Andrea Bennett, Michelle Rebecca Hulan, E A Michael Walsh, St. Andrew Rideout, Marta only 1 this Lynn Our Lady of Taylor, JJ Butler, McKay’s, The Boniface All Grade, G C Rowe, Croll-Baehr year Alexander, Mercy, St. Curling, ABCs of Newfoundland Ramea, The Blue Corner Brook, e, Our Lady of George’s, Peek Corner Brook, Coastal Boats: The Puttees "Better Rising Tide Presentatio Rebecca Mercy, St. Into the Past Viking Children History of the Alphabet than the Best “ Theatre n Junior Hulan, E A George’s (Project 132) Fleet High Butler, School, McKay’s, The Kody Budden, St Corner ABCs of Thomas Aquinas, Port au Brook, Newfoundland Port, Our Lady of L'internem Coastal Boats: Perpetual Help School ent du The History of Japonais the Alphabet Irha Sikander, Stvl Canadiens Fleet Middle School, Stephenville, The Spanish Flu in Newfoundland and Labrador 2009 Imperial Oil Parks Canada Parks Canada Awards Corner Brook Museum Award (10 projects selected for display over cont’ Science & Awards 2 corresponding schools summer) Selected by Museum staff, members of the Museum Association Technology 2 students of NL Certificates (3)

Ryan Bennett, Kaley Elwood Elementary Matthew Hancock, Humber Elementary, 634-6333, Point Amour E A Butler, Chaulk, Deer Lake Lighthouse McKay’s, Deer Lake, Trevor Snow, Stephenville Middle School, 643-5101, Rod Snow Duck Pond Moose Matthew Payne, G C Rowe, 639-9541, The Beothuck Indians Mine (Project Emma Hull, G C Rowe, 639-9541, Tommy Ricketts: War Hero #146) Hayley Goulding, Humber Elementary, 634-6333, Ann Harvey Kyle Whitten, J J Curling, 785-2814, Labrador Inuit Ryan Brown, Amanda Keeping, St Boniface All Grade, 625-2283, Cluny Macpherson Presentation Thomas Elwood Elementary (#126) JH, Corner Chaulk, Alexis Locke, Xavier Junior High, 635-2196, Captain Bob Bartlett Brook, Deer Lake, Daniel Benoit, Stephenville Middle School, 643-5101, Historic Lighthouses Bombardier Main River of Newfoundland & Labrador NL - Paradise in my Will not be able to display until after National Heritage Fair mid-July: Benjamin Backyard Rebecca Hulan, E A Butler, 645-2330, The ABCs of Newfoundland Woolridge, Coastal Boats: The History of the Alphabet Fleet (171) Humber Elementary, Corner Brook, 2009 Twenty Best Projects at the Fair : (first year 20 Medals awarded by Regional Committee) cont’ Rebecca Hulan, E A Butler, McKays, The ABCs of Newfoundland Coastal Boats: The History of the Alphabet Fleet (Project 171) Kody Budden, St Thomas Aquinas, Port au Port, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (#26) Irha Sikander, Stvl Middle School, Stephenville, The Spanish Flu in Newfoundland and Labrador ( 37) Logan Flynn, Lourdes Elementary, Lourdes, Newfoundland Fishery: Now & Then (23) Samantha Jacobs, Humber Elementary, Corner Brook, Fogo Island: The Place I Love (6) Kaley Chaulk, Deer Lake, Elwood Elementary, Moose (146) Thomas Chaulk, Deer Lake, Elwood Elementary, Main River NL - Paradise in my Backyard (43) Marta Croll-Baehre, Presentation Junior High School, Corner Brook, L'internement du Japonais Canadiens (13) Emma Croll-Baehre, Presentation Junior High School, Corner Brook, F.L.Q (11) Aaron Bryne, Presentation Junior High School, Corner Brook, Cirque du Soleil: The Circus of the Sun (12) Michael Walsh, St. Boniface All Grade, Ramea, The Blue Puttees "Better than the Best “(#28) Andrea Bennett, Our Lady of Mercy, St. George’s, Peek Into the Past (Project 132) Noah Briffett, Pasadena Elementary, Pasadena, Exploring My Aboriginal Heritage (#107) Michelle Taylor, JJ Curling, Corner Brook, Viking Children (76) Ryan Brown, Presentation JH, Corner Brook, Bombardier (#81) Benjamin Woolridge, Humber Elementary, Corner Brook, Newfoundland Railway (# 72) Melanie Luther, Deer Lake, Elwood Elementary, Discovering the Art of Making Jam (#151) Andrew Rideout, G C Rowe, Corner Brook, Rising Tide Theatre (# 64) Nicholas Cole, St Thomas Aquinas, Port au Port, Twillingate-Past and Present (#122) Jodi Goulding, Deer Lake, Elwood Elementary, Newfoundland Pony (#46)

This concludes the record of Awards for 2009