Each year, Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada invite students to participate in their Remembrance Day contest. Categories include primary, intermediate and senior black and white posters, colour posters, and poems. Winners announced in December received $75 while second place winners received $50 and third place $35 in High Prairie Branch No. 37 judging. Posters advanced to Districts where four students won prizes ranging from $40 to $125.
One student from Prairie River Junior High School in High Prairie placed at Districts. Left-right are High Prairie Legion president Don Ebbett, presenting the award, and Aryaman Kukreja , who won $55 after placing third in Intermediate Poems.Two students from High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School placed at Districts. Left-right are High Prairie Legion president Don Ebbett, presenting the awards, Havyn Stout, and Alia Sherkawi. Stout placed second in Senior Black & White Poster and won $100 while Sherkawi placed first in Senior Colour Poster and won $125.One student from St. Andrew’s School in High Prairie placed at Districts. Left-right are High Prairie Legion president Don Ebbett, presenting the award, and Keanu van den Burg, who won $40 after placing third in Primary Colour Posters.
