Island Students Chosen To Represent Province At National Heritage Fair

* Education [to Apr 2008]
Fifteen Island students have been chosen to represent the province at The CRB Foundation National Heritage Fair in Saint John, New Brunswick from July 19-24, 1996.

Over 150 heritage projects prepared by Island students were showcased at the PEI Regional Heritage Fair last month in Slemon Park. In keeping with The CRB Foundation's Project criteria of quality and non-competitiveness, a random draw was held to select the representatives for the Fair. Each of the 15 projects will be represented by one student.

Students from all over Canada will be participating at the National Fair. It will be a unique opportunity for Island students to meet and share ideas with their peers from other parts of the country.

Although students will no doubt have fun at the National Fair, there will also be a strong focus on education, project exhibition and experiencing the culture of New Brunswick.

Following are the students who will be attending the National Fair from PEI:

Student School Project

Alisha Arsenault Alberton Elementary Lobster Fishing

Arlo Sutherland Amherst Cove School Transportation in our Community

Jillian Profit Alberton Elementary The Silver Fox Industry

Jonathan Campbell Alberton Elementary Fox Farming

Denise Vandenbroek Cardigan Consolidated Our Home in Cardigan

Ryan Huber West Kent Elementary Journey to Freedom

Krystle Hayden Summerside Intermediate The Unsolved Mysteries of Canada

Chris Watts Grand Tracadie Elementary The Great Land Grab

Stephanie Bordage École François-Buote Une fenêtre à travers le temps

Shawn Gallant École Évangéline Les Affaire du vieux temps

Cindy Dockendorff Morell High School Dirty Thirties

Brian Thomas West Kent Elementary Yankee Gale

Heather Searle Summerside Intermediate Canada: A Land of Many Cultures

Christine Beamish École François-Buote Les timbres canadiens

Marie-Lyne Belliveau École François-Buote Les pas de sottises - la danse folklorique

Four chaperones, Brenda Profit, Joe MacDonald, Margaret Vandenbroek and Violet Hayden, will accompany the students on the six day trip to New Brunswick. Participants will travel on a chartered SMT bus.

The PEI Regional Fair and The CRB Foundation National Heritage Fair have been made possible through the generous support of The CRB Foundation, the PEI Department of Education, Apple Canada, Motorola Information Systems, J. D. Irving Limited, and various local sponsors.

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Media Contact: Wanda Whitlock