Nine local students were first, second and third place winners in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poster, Poems and Essay contest. They were awarded their certificates and prize money at the Legion Veteran’s lunch, March 6. Back row, left to right: Lakeview’s Petra Simmons, second place, colour poster, intermediate category; QJS Jenna Stewart, first place, black and white poster, intermediate category; Correlieu’s Kayleen Dillagbough, second place in essay, senior category and second place, poem, senior category; North Cariboo Christian School’s Rachel Hackler, first place, essay, intermediate category; front row, left to right:  Parkland’s Shannon Foley, second place colour poster, junior category; Parkland’s Sidney Sauve, second place, black and white poster, junior category; Parkland’s Halle Hesselgrave, first place, colour poster, primary category; Parkland’s Alexi Christieson, third place, poem, intermediate category.

Quesnel Cariboo Observer