Confederation:
Culture & Creativity
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A Creative Arts Contest
In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Confederation, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador invited all Kindergarten to Grade 12 students across the province to participate in a creative arts contest.
Students submitted original works that celebrated people, culture, traditions, perspectives, or any aspect of Confederation. Creations focused on one or more of the following themes:
Acknowledge the Past
Celebrate the Present
Embrace the Future
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Provincial Winners
Ella Etchegary
Grade 5, Goulds Elementary
Painting: Fishing
Image: IMG_5156 - Mary Hayden.jpg
Description: It describes a person fishing and in the backgound there are fishing stages.
Andrei Rodriguez
Gr. 8, Xavier Jr. High
Short Story: The Tides of Change
File: Short Story ( Andrei Rodriguez) XJH Grade 8 Mrs. Pittman Baker - Petra Snook.pdf
Description: Story of John's thoughts of joining Confederation from a small fisihing village of Trinity Bay.
Yuliia Kadina (2-way tie)
Grade 11, Gonzaga
Short Story: Heart of Canada
File: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1n2ucFAyyKiGUfhvbPFoW3RUvSkV57XHd
Description: This project is a short story that has Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador reflecting on the province joining Canada in 1949.
Clare Sutton (2-way tie)
Grade 11, Holy Heart of Mary
Painting: Newfoundland Dog
Image: 20241118_151402 - Meleny Yetman-Holloway.jpg
Description: This painting is centered around a Newfoundland dog, which is used to represent the visibility and solidity of the present. Coming from the dog's eyes are two different scenes, the one on the bottom left, painted using a mixture of black and blue, is a depiction of old Newfoundland based on A. Thompsons “St. John’s. n.d.”, which is used to represent and acknowledge the past of Newfoundland itself. The scene coming from the top right, painted using green and gold, is used to represent the future; the building in green showing how the roots of Newfoundland’s past will still have an affect in the future, and the gold showing how the future is uncertain but, as shown by the warm color, is something to be embraced. Overall, the piece is meant to represent and acknowledge Newfoundland’s past, its present, and the unknown future that is to come.
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School-Based Winners:
Jaxon Fitzgerald
Grade 6, Xavier Jr. High
Poster: Poster (Jaxon Fitzgerald) XJH Grade 6 Ms. Ropson - Petra Snook.pdf
Description: Celebrating the Past Via a Poster divided in four
Lily Brown
Grade 8, James Cook Memorial
Illustration: Laying the Poppies
Image: L Brown NL 75 - Jessica Simms.PDF
Description: Commemoration of Newfoundland's role during the First World War, and how it is still important to remember the Royal Newfoundland Regiment even after Confederation with Canada (i.e. the significance of July 1).
Carly Everson
Grade 11, Holy Trinity High
Poem: Echoes of the Rock
File: Echos of the Rock - Janine Sheppard
Description: The poem highlights Newfoundland and Labrador's journey through the past, our present struggles and joys, and hopes for the future. Specifically, Carly explores the struggles that came with the past settlement of our province, our current culture of a caring people and our ability to stay strong as we look to our future.