2009-2010 Nova Scotia Recycles Contest Winners

Thanks to all the teachers and students who submitted the many fantastic entries we received for the 2009-2010 Nova Scotia Recycles Contest. Our judging committee reviewed nearly 9,300 entries from 227 schools!

Winning students were honoured at regional awards celebrations in April. Students receiveed a variety of prizes, including backpacks, movie passes and a selection of promotional items made from recycled materials. As well, the schools of winning and runner-up students received cash prizes of $500 and $250 respectively. That's a total of more than $30,000 for schools across the province!

Grade 12 students were recognized with scholarships - $1,500 for regional winners and $750 for runners-up. In addition, RRFB Nova Scotia gave a $5,000 grand prize scholarship to Isaac Freisa of Oxford Regional Education Centre for his essay titled "FACE: the Formula to a Successful Idea".

The provincial and regional winners in all categories are listed below.

Provincial Winners

Grade	Winner	Artwork
Two - Three 2-3	Jakob Legere, Spring Street Academy Region 3
Four - Six 4-6	Riley Rhodenizer, Greenfield Elementary Region 6
Seven - Nine 7-9	Sarah Amirault, École Beaubassin Region 4
Ten - Twelve 10-12	Only regional winners are selected in this category.
Twelve 12	Isaac Freisa, $5,000 Provincial Essay Winner, Oxford Regional Education Centre, Region 3

Regional Essay Winners

Region	$1,500 Winner	Essay Title
1	Nicole Smith, Inverness Education Centre	Waste Warriors: The Cost of Convenience
2	Brianne Washburn, North Nova Education Centre	Merits of Multi-Use vs. Single-Use Products
3	Isaac Freisa, Oxford Regional Education Centre	FACE: the Formula to a Successful Idea $5,000 Provincial Essay Winner
4	Margaret Michael, Citadel High School	the Merits of Multi-Use vs. Single-Use Products, What Does the Future Hold and How Do We Get Greener, Faster?
5	Bryana Pearson, Northeast Kings Education Centre	Getting Greener, Faster
6	Jillian Latter, Avon View High School	The Four R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Re-educate
7	Emily Sollows, Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High	Contemporary Waste Reduction

All Winners and Runners-up

Click on the headings below to view the winners in each solid-waste management region:

REGION 1, CAPE BRETON COUNTIES:
CAPE BRETON, INVERNESS, RICHMOND, VICTORIA

REGION 2, EASTERN REGION COUNTIES:
ANTIGONISH, PICTOU, GUYSBOROUGH

REGION 3, NORTHERN REGION COUNTIES:
COLCHESTER, CUMBERLAND, EAST HANTS

REGION 4, HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY

REGION 5, VALLEY REGION COUNTIES:
ANNAPOLIS, KINGS

REGION 6, SOUTH SHORE/WEST HANTS COUNTIES:
QUEENS, LUNENBURG, WEST HANTS, SHELBURNE, BARRINGTON, CLARK’S HARBOUR

REGION 7, WESTERN REGION COUNTIES:
YARMOUTH, DIGBY




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RRFB CEO Bill Ring and a young winner at the 2008 Nova Scotia Recycles Contest Region 5 celebration