Past Winners of the HKVCA Cross-Canada Writing Contest: Portraits of Valour
2017
1st Place: The Hard Plight of a Hero by Madelyn DeGrucy, Kelowna Secondary School. Teacher: Tina Clarke.
2nd Place: Be Thankful by Nicole Keeler, Kelowna Secondary School. Teacher: Graeme Stacey.
2015
JUNIOR ENGLISH (grades 9,10)
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NAME |
SCHOOL/CITY |
TITLE OF ENTRY |
VETERAN |
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FIRST PRIZE |
Christine Semeniuk
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Constable Neil Bruce
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Bruce Cadoret – in Flashes |
Bruce Cadoret |
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SECOND PRIZE |
Lizz Klimm
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Constable Neil Bruce Grade 9 |
Dear Journal |
Bruce Cadoret |
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HONOURABLE MENTION |
Lyric Stewart
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Constable Neil Bruce |
Bruce Cadoret |
Bruce Cadoret |
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HONOURABLE MENTION |
Max Craddock
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Constable Neil Bruce |
Jordan MacMillan: The Figure |
Tom Forsyth |
JUNIOR FRENCH (grades 9,10)
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NAME |
SCHOOL/CITY |
TITLE OF ENTRY |
VETERAN |
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FIRST PRIZE |
Benoit Turpin
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Merivale High School Grade 10 |
Portrait de courage de carabineer Alfred Babin pendant la bataille de Hong Kong |
Alfred Babin |
SENIOR ENGLISH (Grades 11,12)
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NAME |
SCHOOL/CITY |
TITLE OF ENTRY |
VETERAN |
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FIRST PRIZE |
Caleigh Wong
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Kelowna Secondary Grade 11 |
Generation me: Sacrifice is so 74 Years ago |
Bruce Cadoret |
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SECOND PRIZE (SHARED) |
Abby Thompson
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Kelowna Secondary Grade 11 |
Alfred Babin (includes three ceiling tiles) |
Alfred Babin |
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SECOND PRIZE (SHARED) |
Tiffany Walder |
Poplar Point Colony School |
Private Tom Forsyth |
Tom Forsyth |
No submissions
Winners: 2013-2014
Congratulations to our winners! We received a total of 20 entries across all categories.
Senior Category: (Gr. 11 & 12) English
1st prize: $200.00 Emily Ganske - "Jack Smith". Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
2nd Prize: $100.00 Angel Yu - "In Memory of William Bell". Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) English
1st Prize: $150.00 Kenny Rajkumar - "A Letter for Denis". Sinclair Secondary School, Whitby, Ontario
2nd Prize: $75.00 Ahmed Youssef - "William Bell Letter". Oshawa Central Collegiate, Oshawa, Ontario
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) French
1st Prize: $150.00 Emily Phan - "Jack Smith". Merivale High School, Ottawa, Ontario
2012/2013 Edition
Senior Category: (Gr. 11 & 12) English
1st
Prize: $200.00 Logan Bakker Kelowna Secondary School,
Kelowna,
BC
2nd
Prize: $100.00 Karin Lin Crofton House School, Vancouver, BC
Honourable mention: Julia Lam Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) English
1st
Prize: $150.00 Tiffany Quon Eric Hamber Secondary School,
Vancouver, BC (submission removed at request of author)
2nd Prize: $75.00 Not awarded
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) French
1st
Prize: $150.00 Julia Lorbetskie Merivale High School, Nepean,
ON
2nd
Prize: $75.00 Joshua Wilson Port Perry High School,
Port Perry, ON
2011/2012 Edition
Senior Category: (Gr. 11 & 12) English
1st
Prize: $200.00 Ariana Williams Kelowna Secondary
School, BC
2nd
Prize: $100.00 Olivia Favaro Kelowna Secondary
School, BC
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) English
1st Prize: $150.00 Jake Foster Port Perry High School, Port Perry, ON
2nd
Prize: $75.00 Amanda Edgar Courtice Secondary School,
Courtice, ON
Honorable Mention: Kyra Meredith Courtice Secondary School, Courtice, ON
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) French
1st Prize: $150.00 Josianne Garriock Port Perry High School, Port Perry, ON
2nd Prize: $75.00 Matt Graves Merivale High School, Nepean, ON
Honorable mention: Eileen Hue-Phan Merivale High School, Nepean, ON
2010/2011 Edition
Senior Category: (Gr. 11 & 12) English
1st Prize: $200.00 John Sinclair Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
2nd Prize: $100.00 Lucas Zeer-Wanklyn Kelowna Secondary School, Kelowna, BC
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) English
1st Prize: $150.00 Zanab Shah Oshawa Central Collegiate, Oshawa, ON
2nd Prize: $75.00 Kristan MacNeil Oshawa Central Collegiate, Oshawa, ON
Honorable mention: Matthew J. Wizinsky Const. Neil Bruce Middle School, Westbank, BC
Honorable mention: Boyu Huang Colonel By Secondary School, Ottawa, ON
Junior Category: (Gr. 9 & 10) French
1st Prize: $150.00 Madison Burnett Port Perry High School, Port Perry, ON
2nd Prize: $75.00 Danielle Denisko Merivale High School, Nepean, ON