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SONAR, apping the stigma REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier

Students at Fort St. James Secondary School (FSJSS) have invented an innovative way to address stigma on mental health. The Social Networking App for Resilience, or SONAR, is an interactive website and app meant to engage young people to learn more about depression, anxiety, substance abuse or any other mental health problems. The idea came into fruition last year after an UNBC practicum student visited FSJSS and organized a group to study mental health. Thus the SONAR team was born. “We want to change the views Fort St. James youth have on mental health,” Raylene Erickson, 17, said, lead SONAR member. In Canada approximately one in four youth experience mental health. In Fort St. James, more than half the youth who completed a recent SONAR survey met the criteria of having significant mental health problems. Over the past year, ten youth collaborators from the community worked closely

to determine the main issues affecting Fort St. James youth. They concluded the three top reasons are substance abuse, racism and bullying. They also found a lack of opportunity for peers and adults to connect in meaningful ways. “The SONAR website is intended to facilitate youth engagement and participation in the community. With SONAR people can log on and find out what’s happening in the community, positive places to hang out and it even has a calendar of upcoming events,” Jhenipher Bridgeman said, SONAR teacher liaison and at-risk youth worker at FSJSS. This past January, Erickson and Bridgeman attended the Balancing Our Minds Youth Summit in Vancouver after SONAR was nominated for the Every Day Champion of Wellness Award. Although the group did not win, the two ladies brought back with them many ways to engage the community further. “At the summit we learned about laughter, yoga, mindfulness, Mind Check and, heard so many stories of how other youth have taken away the stigma in their communities,” Erickson said. The SONAR group hopes to use MindCheck, an educational website on mental health, to get more people involved.

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The website hosts a curriculum that SONAR will use in classrooms, called Stop Wondering Start Knowing. It hosts three sessions - What is Mental Health, Talk and Take Action and Recognizing Mental Health Challenges and Achieve Mental Awareness. “Our goal is to essentially start with adults teaching the class but then eventually have students teach. It will be much more affective coming from peers,” Kaylee Walstrom, 16, SONAR member, said. With help from grant writer Shauna Hesse, SONAR is hopeful to receive funding and together with the Theatre Northwest Music Makers and Nechako Valley Arts Council, put on a play with a mental health focus. It will be a theatre production for the community to see and will possibly travel to other schools, Bridgeman said. “Moving forward we will also be doing an assembly to let everyone know about these resources and will be creating a mental health board in the school,” she said. Anyone interested in being part of SONAR, the group meets every Tuesday at lunch in the First Nations room at FSJSS. For more information visit sonaryouth.com

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Work Crew thanks local mills Vanderhoof — The Nechako Valley Community Services Society (NVCSS) has made a point to recognize two local mills for their continued support of the NVCSS Work Crew. “The NVCSS Work Crew would not be as successful in supporting the community without the continued support of Plateau and L&M,” Kerry Kennedy, 30, program manager, said. “On behalf of NVCSS I would like to thank both mills and New Gold for their donations and support. People are getting faster service when it’s here instead of out in the woods.” The Works Crew delivers wood rain or shine to clients in Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Prince George, Fort St. James and all throughout the Nechako Lakes. They are also known for their lawn-mowing and leaf-racking services particularly for seniors but, wood cutting and delivery has always been the biggest chunk of what we do, Clarence Prince, 62, works crew coordinator said. “Without the mills providing us a [space] it would be much tougher to cut and pile wood out in the bush,” he said. For more than ten years Vanderhoof’s Plateau and L&M saw mills have supplied a lot for the Works Crew to cut and load wood. They have also recently supplied truck loads of wood free of

Ty Gwilliams, Jay Vankoughnette, Donovan Massetoe, Rick Barton and works crew coordinator Clerence Prince.

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13 6-8pm FREE Movie Showing ‘Fury’ with Brad Pitt at Library

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Cancer Support Group at Sue’s

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Work Crew thanks local mills... Continued from page 2 charge, just as Gulbranson Logging has done over the years, Prince said. “With the mill’s continued support we have lower cost for seniors because we’re not spending so much money on gas and finding the wood,” Prince said. “It also gives the guys more work hours because instead of being out in the bush were right in town so it helps us provide quicker service too.” Prince’s position is funded through Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) but the wages of the other employees who make up the Work Crew come directly from money made through selling the wood and other services. Donovan Massetoe, 22, has been employed on the Work Crew for three years.

“Everyone’s friendly and gets along and I like our job. We measure the wood, cut it to a sixteenth length, put it in the truck and deliver. We also take turns splitting and piling.” A wood splitter was donated to the NVCSS Work Crew by New Gold last year, which is great because it makes the work much more safe, Kennedy said. As one of the longest-working work crew employees, Rick Barton, 63, feels having the mill bring them wood is a lot nicer than going out in the bush. “Without the mills we would have to go out and get the wood which would take a lot more energy and time, which we don’t have. We’ve had the lot to work in for a while but before we had to go find our own wood. Now it’s a lot easier,” he said.

Arts Festival at a glance REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier Vanderhoof — The 37 annual Nechako Valley Speech, Arts and Music Festival is now underway. Taking place in Vanderhoof from March 11- 17, performers from around the Nechako Lakes will take part in this year’s festivities. Piano, voice and speech performances will be judged by three credited adjudicators, Leon Potter (speech) Leanne Regehr (piano) and Kevin Zakresky (voice). Vocalists will go first on March 11 at the Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship Church (EMC) starting at 9:30 a.m. and again starting at 1 p.m. A Vocalist workshop

will take place in the NVSS band room from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and vocalist will again sing at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at EMC. Speech arts will start Friday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. at EMC and a speech workshop will take place Satur-

day March 14 at 9:30 a.m at EMC. Piano performances start Monday, March 16 at 9 a.m. at EMC and again at 3:30 p.m. A piano workshop will be hosted Tuesday, March 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at EMC with more per-

formances throughout the day. For full timed schedules visit www. http://www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako/ program.aspx and click program. Read more on page 5

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Reducing stigma from mental illness and getting the family support you need By Dr. David Smith When a child or teenager is diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer or organ failure, friends and neighbors often drop off casseroles or ask how they can help. The community rallies around the effected family to buoy them with support in their time of need. Not so —at least until now — when the diagnosis is a mental health issue. In fact, parents often say that their journey through the medical system, education, and social services, as well as society at large, with a child or youth with a mental health issue is one of the most lonely, isolating and emotionally difficult they have ever faced. “My daughter’s struggle with severe depression was more difficult for me than my husband’s sudden death,” said one mother, who is a family representative in the Interior’s Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative. “After he died, people brought food, came by to watch my kids, let me cry and talk. When my daughter got ill, people stayed far away, but I needed more support than ever.” Keli Anderson, co-founder of The F.O.R.C.E Society for Mental Health (Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality) knows that experience well. Her young son began showing behavioural prob-

lems and mental health issues 22 years ago at the age of 5, which turned out to be very early-onset bipolar disorder. Anderson felt shamed, blamed and completely on her own to navigate confusing and uncompassionate systems and an indifferent society. So the BC mother along with another mother facing the same challenges started The F.O.R.C.E. (forcesociety.com) to provide support, information, understanding and advocacy for families with children and youth with mental health issues. One of their popular and very helpful programs is the “Parent In Residence” and “Youth in Residence” positions in various regions, staffed by individuals with lived experience in child and youth mental health who help those just encountering the system, or any way along their journey. Thanks to the work of organizations like The F.O.R.C.E — which truly has become a force in BC for family support and advocacy — as well as the growth of other support organizations, families are no longer so alone. Youth and families are also front and centre in the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative, which started in the Interior a year ago and is now expanding to Vancouver Island. Jointly funded by the BC government and Doctors of BC, the Collaborative is bringing families and youth

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together with a wide array of BC mental health professionals, including clinicians from the Ministry of Children and Family Development, physicians, school counsellors, community agencies, the RCMP and more. Together the more than 200 members of the Collaborative are working to improve timely access and integration of child and youth mental health services in the province by working on local action teams in various communities, and finding solutions to system barriers through Working Groups. This series of seven columns is part of the work to improve mental health awareness and reduce barriers to care. Fortunately, the unnecessary stigma that has surrounded mental illness for decades is finally beginning to lessen. An increasing number of articulate, compassionate and public individuals are coming forward to tell their personal stories of life with a mental illness. Public individuals like Olympic athlete Clara Hughes, CBC radio host Sheilagh Rogers, actress Catherine Zeta Jones, and comedian Robin Williams have all raised awareness and understanding, and reduced stigma to unprecedented levels. Youth, too, are coming forward in schools and communities to share their experiences and help others make the path less isolating. This growing openness and recognition is

helping all of us understand that mental illness touches us all and that fostering mental wellness is a task for every one of us. The Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative has received funding through to 2016 and is determined to make the experience for youth and families much more timely, efficient, effective and less isolating. While we still have a ways to go, with increased education and awareness, better integration of services, more family support and advocacy, as well as reduced levels of stigma, the future is growing ever brighter for children, youth and families experiencing mental health issues. Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist, the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for Interior Health, and a contracted psychiatrist for Child and Youth Mental Health for the Ministry of Children and Family Development. This series of columns is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative, which involves multiple individuals, organizations and ministries all working together to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to mental health services and support. The Collaborative is jointly funded by the Government of British Columbia and Doctors of BC.

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Performing Arts Festival adjudicators Kevin Zakresky: Vocalist Adjudicator for the Performing Arts Festival Kevin is the musical director of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra since 2002 and conductor of the Pacifica Singers. He attended UBC and Yale where he completed his doctorate in Choral Conducting in spring 2012 and is now the head of the voice department at the Vancouver Symphony School of Music and founding director of Orpheum Voices, a festival chorus based in Vancouver. He taught conducting at the

School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University, and recently

made a CBC broadcast debut conducting Monteverdi with the Vancouver Chamber Choir and the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. Although this will be his first time adjudicating in Vanderhoof he has been to the community many times since he grew up in Prince George. “I would not be what I am today if I grew up in a bigger centre. I got to thrive in the arts and music and people here

give you a chance, one I might not have got if I grew up in Vancouver (the place he now lives),” he said. What Kevin looks for in a great performance is enthusiasm and a love of music and performing. “Those are the types of things I like to support and see everywhere I go,” he said. Kevin has adjudicated in Fort St. John, Prince George, Williams Lake, 100 Mile

House, Chilliwack, Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace, Niniamo and Calgary to name a few places. Typically he goes to about four or five festivals each year. “It’s nice to get out and meet new people through the province, especially in Northern BC because we are their symphony,” he said. Kevin has already taken a glance at the pieces everyone is singing and is excited about the choices. “It looks

recording immediately,” she said in an email interview. Having recently adjudicated at the Coquitlam Music Festival, Leanne has also done the Contemporary Showcase festival in Edmonton, Alberta, as well as other Alberta Festivals that include Drayton Valley, St. Albert, Calgary APTA Festival, and Grande Prairie. “I usually adjudicate junior, intermediate or senior piano classes, but have also done some choral and vocal adjudicating,” she said. This will be the first time Leanne adjudicates for the festival in

Vanderhoof and looks forward to hearing all of the young pianists. “There are always moments of beautiful music-making, moments of sheer cuteness with some of the little ones, and I enjoy discovering each individual personality through their music,” she said. Leanne will be adjudicating for the piano portion of the Performing Arts Festival March 16 -17. The entire festival will take place from March 11-17. For more information visit http://www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako/ festival.aspx and click program.

Leanne Regehr: Piano adjudicator for the performing arts festival Leanne has played piano since she was three and has been an adjudicator at festivals for the last 14 years. She has a master of music degree from the University of Alberta and explored further studies at the Banff school of fine arts, the University Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Aspen Music Festival and recently completed her doctor of music in piano performance from Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. She currently works as a freelance musician working for a variety of institutions and organizations such as a pianist for the Edmonton Op-

era and Richard Eaton Singers. She also teaches at the University of Alberta and The King’s College in Edmonton where she plays with the Edmonton Symphony as an orchestral pianist, and collaborate with other musicians on

recitals and concerts. One of the most unique projects she was recently involved with was playing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra on a live soundtrack recording for a documentary film, called The Great Human Odyssey, that aired on CBC’s The Nature of Things in February, and will eventually air on PBS around the world. “Of course I encourage my students to develop their sightreading skills, and this was one of those situations where the ability to sight-read was a must - we did not see the music until the first rehearsal when we began

Leon Potter: Speech Adjudicator for the Performing Arts Festival Leon has worked in theatre and film for more than 25 years having done classic and contemporary plays and numerous independent films. He is a professional actor in the Canadian Actors Equity Association (CAEA) and began working as a director in 1994 leading The Looking Glass Theatre in Vancouver and Blue Peanut Productions. He completed his training at the UK’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and Kings College, London with an M.A. in directing. Over the years Leon has worked in London, New York, Vancouver and Nanaimo and is now a director and professor at Vancouver Island University where he teaches in the theatre department. Although Leon has never been to Vanderhoof he has adjudicated

around the province including the BC provincial festival two years ago in Chilliwack and for festivals in Kamloops and Vancouver Island. When judging the speech arts he looks for the person’s ability to tell a story and to find a way behind the words. “I look for the way they make the words personal,” he said. Leon got his first taste of theatre when he was 16 being dragged

to his first high school production by a friend, he said. “I got picked for a role and was hooked. I’ve never had another job since, I’ve always been in theatre,” he said. When asked about what he would say to those looking to get involved in theatre, he said “Make sure your passionate about it. Make sure its something you really want to do. Don’t go into it willy nilly and never ever give up. It’s a hugely competitive industry.” Leon showed his enthusiasm about his visit to Vanderhoof having never come to the community before. “It’s a blast visiting different communities and by adjudicating I’ve gotten to know this province better then I ever thought I could. I am absolutely looking forward to coming to

Vanderhoof.” he said. Leon will be adjudicating for the speech portion of the Performing Arts Festival March 13-14. The entire festi-

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like it’s a really thriving vocal community and that’s nice, because your promised to be entertained and meet some vibrant young people.” Kevin will be adjudicating for the vocalist portion of the Performing Arts Festival

Wednesday, March 11. The entire festival will take place from March 11-17. For more information visit http:// www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako/ festival.aspx and click program.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) PRE-REGISTRATION FOR KINDERGARTEN, GRADE 1 AND/OR GENERAL REGISTRATION FOR STUDENTS IMPACTED BY THE VANDERHOOF RECONFIGURATION Pre-registration for children who will be entering Kindergarten and Grade 1 in September 2015 will take place March 23 – 27, 2015 at the times listed below. NOTE: Students who will be entering Grade 1 in September 2015 and who are presently enrolled in Kindergarten need NOT register. VANDERHOOF

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Mapes Elementary Evelyn Dickson Elementary Sinkutview Elementary

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REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Kindergarten student must be Äve (5) years old by December 31, 2015. 2. Grade 1 students must be six (6) years old by December 31, 2015. 3. An adult must accompany each child. 4. Please bring the child(s) care card and birth certiÄcate. We encourage that immunizations be up-to-date prior to starting school. Inquiries regarding immunization can be made by contacting the Health Unit at 250-567-6900. TO ASSIST US IN STAFFING FOR THIS COMING SEPTEMBER, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. IF YOU ARE UNSURE AS TO WHICH SCHOOL IS IN YOUR CATCHMENT AREA, PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST SCHOOL OR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AT 250-567-2284.

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Caledonia Classic Sled Dog races Submitted by Angela Brennan of Cold Fire Creek Dog Sledding We are Cold Fire Creek Dog Sledding based near Valemount BC and Jasper AB. We are predominantly a commercial trail rides business however we diversified and went to the races this year! We were originally asked to provide the dogs for the fun run politician race, but due to the change in location for the event, the Politician race got cancelled. Still, we came up to offer trail rides and decided to compete as well. I am a Guide for Cold Fire Creek (Angela Brennan) and my co-worker and also Guide Emelia Cinnamon entered the sprint races. I entered the 4 dog 4 mile and she the 6 dog 6 mile. They are both timed events and the fastest time wins. There was also a 10 dog 10 mile race and the also the stage races for the Iditarod (a qualifier). Emelia placed 2nd in the 6 dog 6 mile race and 1 placed 3rd in the dog 4 mile race. Not bad for our very first races! I believe we raced against some pretty heavy hitters in the industry i.e. Ken Bernard, Terry Quensel, Sean Houghton & Cory Hommel. After our first races I can honestly say it won’t be the last; that was a wild ride!! Exciting til the bitter end. We like to go fast and let the dogs run the magic. Here are a few photos I captured along the way. Caledonia Classic results - February 27 - March 1, 2015 Place Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ken Bernard Sean Houghton Angela Brennan Shellie O'brien Lena Knab Nicole Swan Sally Swan

1 2 3 4 5 6

Ken Bernard Emilia Cinnamon Cory Hommy Joe Torok Nicole Swan Lydia Gifford * * 20 min penalty

1 2 3 4

Ken Bernard Chris Macluckie Cory Hommy Terry Quesnel

1 2 3 4 5

Jayden Beck Craig Houghton Sandy Burke Ann Douglas Leah Gifford

Day 1 Day 2 4 Dog (4 miles) 14:41:16 15:17:76 18:04:10 19:29:56 21:41:08 20:56:19 21:07:44 23:00:41 24:57:77 26:05:32 26:52:59 26:48:44 25:28:59 28:46:82 6 Dog (6 miles) 23:48:37 25:32:38 30:06:52 31:52:47 30:22:83 34:03:63 35:22:87 36:14:16 37:10:39 37:14:69 33:55:40 34:26:63 10 Dog (10 miles) 29:43:41 31:06:97 35:46:02 40:17:38 39:42:72 42:57:94 43:02:40 41:22:82 Stage (50/27/33 miles) 3:38:17:19 1:59:47:79 4:07:29:85 2:07:59:38 4:03:47:82 2:17:45:85 5:09:49:50 2:10:50:82 4:57:30:82 2:31:14:60

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29:58:92 37:33:66 42:37:27 44:07:85 51:03:09 52:41:03 54:15:41

49:20:75 61:58:99 64:26:46 71:37:03 74:25:08 88:22:03

60:50:38 76:03:40 82:40:66 84:25:22

2:37:56:16 2:45:36:64 2:44:24:25 3:07:19:66 3:15:00:83

8:16:01:14 9:01:05:87 9:05:57:92 10:27:59:98 10:43:46:25

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Courier BC Short Track Championship Results

Photos by Rebecca Watson

RACE: Nicholas Guliov, 11, Fort St. James #20

SKATERS: Megan Vansickle, 5, #246 Dawson Creek, Ivan Legebokoff, 6, # 230 Vanderhoof, Josh Wu, 6, #236 Vanderhoof, Rylan Bennett, 7, #214 Vanderhoof and Leander Ebbott, 6, #220 Vanderhoof.

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T2T Female 14: Renee Kalkman, Fort Saint John, Gold. Jessie Lee, Port Coquitlam, Silver Holly Antifay, Kamloops, Silver (Tie) Eryn Stickel, Fort Saint John, Iron (Fourth) Emily Prestmo, Nechako Lakes, Fifth T2T Female 13 Janie Green, Ridge Meadows, Gold Annabel Johnson, Matsqui, Silver Sylvia Masich, Prince George, Bronze Robyn Barwise, Mackenzie, Iron Morgon Aucoin, Prince George, Fifth Zoe Batson, Vancouver, Sixth T2T Female 11 Martina Antifay, Kamloops, Gold Elle Bush, Langley, Silver Annabelle Green, Ridge Meadows, Bronze Michelle Kalkman, Fort Saint John, Iron Laura Hall, Vernon, Fifth Brooke Braun, Fort Saint John, Sixth Nicole Mcbride, Nechako Lakes, Seventh Alexis seely, Nechako Lakes, Eighth T2T Female 12 Eunseo Kim, Matsqui, Gold Sherilyn Chung, Port Coquitlam, Silver Yuna Lovell, Fort Saint John, Bronze Samantha Spencer, Port Coquitlam, Iron Amanda Mitchell, Fort Saint John, Fifth Ainsley Spencer, Port Coquitlam, Sixth

T2T Male 15 Steven Lim, Port Coquitlam, Gold Matthew Ebert, Nechako Lakes, Silver Mike Shi, Richmond Meadows, Bronze T2T Male 14 Ciaran Scott, Port Coquitlam, Gold T2T Male 13 Tim Song, Ridge Meadows, Gold Eric Orlowsky, Prince George, Silver Marshall Shupe, Ridge Meadows, Bronze Tahlon Flamma, Ridge Meadows, Iron Bryan Leon, Burnaby, Fifth Connor Ebert, Nechako Lakes, Sixth T2T Male 12 Keanan St. Rose, Prince George, Gold Lukas MacDonald, Vancouver, Silver Joshua Telizyn, Fort Saint John, Bronze Max Schoenville, Prince George, Iron Sammy Batson, Vancouver, Fifth Owen MacDonald, Prince George, Sixth Logan Sewell, Nechako Lakes, Seventh Craig Miller, Prince George, Eighth Mattias Isobe, Vernon, Ninth

L2T Group B: Amy Waddell Fort St. James gold Nyah Duncan Fort St. James silver Garrett Fischer Williams Lake bronze Madelyn Feist Williams Lake fourth Olivia Masich Prince George fifth Victoria Keats Williams Lake sixth Leah Lauren Williams Lake seventh Shelby Gibson Fort St. James eighth

L2T Will Picard, Langley, Gold Jacob Rubuliak, Kelowna, Silver Jared Bolland, Ridge Meadows, Bronze, Nyan Newlove, Fort Saint John, Iron

L2T Group A Brett Barwise Mackenzie gold Ty Lauren Williams Lake silver Jack Hanson Vanderhoof bronze Zachary Bennett Vanderhoof fourth Sean Houghton Fort St. James fifth Logan McKersie Fort St. James sixth Justin Gulbranson Vanderhoof seventh Syerre Ferguson Prince George Gold

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RDBN — Elementary students came from all around the Nechako Lakes Wednesday to reveal their one-of-akind experiments. The District Science Fair was held March 4 at the Island Gospel Fellowship Church in Burns Lake and showcased 72 projects (1 non-experimental and 71 experimental) created by students in Grade 4-7 (one Gr 10) from Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake and Burns Lake. Each student and group came up with original ideas. One group from W.L. McLoed showcased their project called Scoop on Poop which focused on finding the best type of fertilizer. Another group from Mapes presented a project called Cymatics, a study on visible sound vibrations. “On behalf of School District No. 91, I would like to congratulate all the participants, as well as the winners. To those students moving on to the Central Interior Science Exhibition in Prince George, we wish them the best of luck and thank them for being outstanding rep-

Photos by Flavio Nienow Burns Lakes District News

Grade-5 student Corbet Kelemen from Mapes Elementary in Vanderhoof presented the project called Cymatics. Cymatics is the study of visible sound vibrations. The purpose of this experience was to find out if cymatics was true and if different materials respond differently to sound vibrations. Kelemen tried different materials such as flour, pepper, salt and liquids.

Bridger Jensen, from Evelyn Dickson Elementary, was trying to find out what kind of sleds would go down the hill the fastest - boogie board, inflatable tube, luge or skidoo sled. He found out that the fastest sled was the boogie board.

resentatives of SD91,” Candice Little, district science fair co-ordinator, said. The following Experimental Category award winners have been invited to represent School District 91 at the Central Interior Science Exhibition in Prince George March 21. RESULTS: Grade 4: First Place

Trista Teichroeb, Evelyn Dickson Elementary Second Place Michael Chalmers & Rory Creighton, Francois Lake Elementary Third Place Hailee Allen & Lexan Sanders, Fraser Lake Elementary Secondary Third Place Kyle Nealis & Garret Radley, William Konkin El-

Jaylen Pedersen and Niki Mackinlay, W.L. McLeod Second Place Eric Anderson and Marek Baker, W.L. McLeod Third Place Maggie Davis and Kyra Oldfield, Decker Lake Elementary Grade 5: First Place Jordan Illés, Francois Lake Elementary

Second Place Gemma Elliott, Francois Lake Elementary Third Place Taylor Lutick, Grassy Plains Elementary Secondary Honourable Mention Braiden Devauld & Hayden Zacharias, Sinkut View Elementary Grade 6: First Place

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Steward, Francois Lake Elementary Third Place Ema Culberson, Decker Lake Elementary Honourable Mention Brooke Anderson & Daria Strimbold, William Konkin Elementary Grade 10: First Place Elizabeth Schulz, Fraser Lake Elementary/Secondary

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