Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion hosts Remembrance Day poster and poem contests. Schools in Whitewater Region participate through the Cobden Legion, Branch 550. This year’s winners were announced following the Remembrance Day Service held Saturday in Cobden. Kent McLaughlin, Cobden Legion president, presented four of the winners with their certificates.
The winners of the Cobden Legion Branch 550 Remembrance Day poster and poem contests were announced Saturday, Nov. 11 following the Remembrance Day service in Cobden.
CDPS: Cobden District Public School; BPS: Beachburg Public School
Intermediate Black and White Poster
Dylan Wilson, Grade 8, BPS; Madelyn Tong, Grade 8, BPS; Dana Moreau, Grade 7, BPS
Junior Black and White Poster
Makenna Hawthorne, Grade 6, BPS; Madison Noble, Grade 6, CDPS; Autumn Bakhuyzen, Grade 4, CDPS
Intermediate Colour Poster
Emma Best, Grade 8, BPS; Jackson Martin, Grade 8, BPS; Austin Prins, Grade 8, CDPS
Junior Colour Poster
Georgia Wylie, Grade 6, CDPS; Allie Best, Grad 6, BPS; Danten Ellens, Grade 4, CDPS
Primary Colour Poster
Jackson Olsen, Grade 2, CDPS; Emilee Raddatz, Grade 3, Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Westmeath; Alexis Malcolm, Grade 1, CDPS
Junior Poem
Michaela Piggin, Grade 6, CDPS; Georgia Wylie, Grade 6, CDPS; Abigail Loan, Grade 6, CDPS
Intermediate Poem
Kolby Bertrand, Grade 7, CDPS
