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JPII a winner in conservation competition

Some local North Battleford high school students have received recognition for their efforts in connection to a province-wide energy conservation campaign.
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Some local North Battleford high school students have received recognition for their efforts in connection to a province-wide energy conservation campaign.

John Paul II Collegiate in North Battleford received an honorable mention for 25 Acts of Energy Conservation, a K-12, province-wide energy conservation campaign.

JPII was also one of two schools winning a $500 Saskatchewan Science Centre Experience prize; their winning photo submission was for their Bokashi composting project. 

Three other schools also won random draws for $500. 

Overall, Churchill Community High School (La Ronge) and Caswell Community School (Saskatoon) were this year’s champions, winning $1000 each. Winning projects can be found at http://ses.25acts.ca/2017-winners/.

The program provides students hands-on experience dealing with sustainability challenges. The hope is that students will apply the lessons learned to their own communities after they graduate.

Between Nov. 1, 2016 and April 30, teachers across Saskatchewan captured and submitted photos of their school’s conservation actions, which were entered into random draws. Students also put together blogs or video submissions about their conservation efforts. In all, 20 schools took part.

The efforts are organized by the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Science Centre. SaskEnergy, SARCAN, and The Co-operators sponsor the program. More information about the program is available at the website www.25acts.ca.