A young student from Pleasantdale School saw her poster art work garner first place status in a national competition sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion.
Randi Milbrandt's artistic tribute to Remembrance Day will be featured for one month in the Canadian Parliament and then in the National War Museum for another 11 months. The poster's features will also adorn many of the Legion's 2014 Remembrance Day materials.
Randi's work was among the 229 entries from local elementary and high school students in the Legion's annual Poster, Poem and Essay Contest that focuses on Remembrance Day themes. Her work, and the efforts of a few other youngsters gained the favour of judges at the local, zone, district and provincial levels with her colour poster ultimately gaining the Canadian first place status, which netted her a $200 cash award plus a plaque and certificate of recognition. Winners at the provincial level also received certificates of achievement and $75 in prize money.
Young Rebecca Duncan's Remembrance Day essay in the junior category captured first place status at the provincial level. She also hails from Pleasantdale School.
Elizabeth Wasmann from Macoun School saw her intermediate age group essay take third place in the provincial competition and Dakota Emde from Midale Central School also grabbed third place honours at the provincial level for a Remembrance Day poem.
Sharren Dukart from the Legion's provincial command said that when the local winning entries advanced to the zone level, there were a total of 933 entries and at the district level there were 5,155 entries.
"Based on those numbers, and the fact there are four districts in the province, you can safely say there were probably over 20,000 entries to judge at the provincial level and I don't know how many there would be by the time they got to the national finals," Dukart said.
Linda Betnar, chairwoman of the competition at the local level, congratulated the participants and parents and thanked the judges for their input during a brief presentation ceremony in the small Legion Hall last Wednesday evening.
Randi's sister Kaitlin managed a first place status for junior coloured posters at the district competition joining Rebecca, Elizabeth and Dakota in the winner's circle there.
Alicia Hawe took third place in the district level competition for senior coloured poster and Tia Schmidt had a third place in the senior black and white poster competition.
Rebecca, it was noted, also had a second place awarded to her at the district level for her junior poem, an addition to her first place prize for junior essay.
Khrystal Montebon from Westview School also had a second place at districts for her intermediate age group poem.
The following is a list of winners and categories at the local and zone levels:
Local branch winners and runners up, listed in order of first, second, third and honourable mention(s):
Primary black and white poster: Dre Khalaf, Westview; Kiana Stovin, Westview; Maria Baniulis, Westview and T.J. Klyne, Westview.
Primary colour poster: Randi Milbrandt, Pleasantdale; William Duncan, Pleasantdale; Taryn Stovin, Westview; and Brooklynn Ruzicka, Westview.
Intermediate colour poster: Selena Thompson, ECS; Shaun Montebon, Westview; Alejandra Robinson, Westview; and Parker Pearson, Westview.
Intermediate black and white poster: Luigi Ambita, Westview; Conner Gerling, Westview, Damion Michel, Westview; and Jenae Peterson, Westview.
Junior black and white poster: Nyla Dyck, Westview; Caprice Lukye, Westview; Kolby Kaban, Westview; and Sydney McKenzie, Midale Central.
Junior colour poster: Kaitlin Milbrandt, Pleasantdale; Clay McKersie, Spruce Ridge, Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale, Brynn Kuntz; and Carter McKersie, Pleasantdale.
Senior Colour poster: Alicia Hawe, ECS; Joey Wall, ECS and Chad Willette, ECS.
Senior black and white poster: Tia Schmidt, Midale Central; and Dakota Dietz, ECS.
Junior poetry: Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale; Taylor Geisel, Macoun, kaylee Carlson, Spruce Ridge, Dalis Prawdzik; and Emma Stadnick, Midale Central.
Junior essay: Rebecca Duncan, Pleasantdale; Bridgette Neb, Macoun; and Shaylee Kuhberg, Macoun.
Intermediate poetry: Khrystal Montebon, Westview; Tristan Eagles, Macoun; Amber McMunn, Macoun; Jonathon Wall, Macoun; and Brooklynn Hayward, Midale Central.
Intermediate essay: Elizabeth Wasmann, Macoun; Jonathon Wall, Macoun, Amber McMunn, Macoun; and Jenae Peterson, Westview.
Senior poetry: Dakota Emde, Midale Central; TaMaira Backlun, Midale Central; and Maggie Peters, Midale Central.
Senior Essay: Ashley Krueger, Midale Central.
Zone 1 Competition:
Intermediate essay: Elizabeth Wasmann, first.
Intermediate poetry: Khrystal Montebon, first.
Intermediate black and white poster: Luigi Ambita, third.
Senior essay: Ashley Krueger, first.
Senior poetry: Dakota Emde, first; TaMaira Backlun, second; and Maggie Peters, third.
Senior coloured poster: Alicia Hawe, first.
Senior black and white poster: Tia Schmidt, first.
Primary colour poster: Randi Milbrandt.
Primary black and white poster: Dre Khalaf, second.
Junior essay: Rebecca Duncan, first.
Junior poem: Rebecca Duncan, first.
Junior coloured poster: Kaitlyn Milbrandt, first.
