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9TuesdayMay202014EducationWorkplaceSafetyEducationHeritageByMARIACHURCHTraditionalmedicinefam-ilyhistorysnowshoesandwolveswerejustafewofthetopicsstudentspresentedonatthisyears10thanniver-saryoftheTerritorialHeri-tageFairShowcase.Morethan40studentsfrommiddleandhighschoolsacrosstheterri-torywereinYellowknifeMay9-11fortheannualheritagefairaftercomingoutwinnersattheirownre-gionalorschoolfairs.BoothsweresetupforjudgingatthePrinceofWalesNorthernHeritageCentreontheFridaythoughthestudentswereinYel-lowknifeformultipledaystoexperiencethecityandexplorethemuseumscul-turalofferings.MoniqueMarinierorga-nizedtheterritorialeventthisyearandsaidtheheri-tagefairisanimportantin-teractionforstudentstomeetandlearnfromtheirpeersinotherregions.Itsbeautifultoseethekidsinteractingandconnect-ing.WeretryingtoconnectallofthedifferentregionsoftheNorthnotjusttoshowcaseStudentsocktoYkfor10thannualheritagefairFairhelpsbridgethegapbetweencommunityandschooltheprojectsthattheyvecre-atedshesaid.Mariniersaiditsevidenteachyearthatthestudentsarebecomingmorecreativeandgrowingintheirabilitytoresearchandpresentonagiventopic.Thekidsareimprovingbyleapsandbounds.Itsmorethanwikipedia.com.Theyredoingtheresearchandprac-ticingtheirpresentationsshesaid.Ifyouspeaktoanyofthejudgesyouwillseethatthekidstheminuteyoushowinterestintheirprojectjustlightup.FormerorganizerMindyWillettsaiditsthestudentspersonalconnectiontothematerialthatmakestheheri-tagefairdifferentfromothercoursematerial.Alltheresearchskillsthatwewantkidstolearnaretherebutitsmorespecialbecausethekidsareexcitedabouttheirprojectbecausetheygottochoosetheirtopic.Thentheygointofurtherdepthandworkharderbecausetheycareaboutitshesaid.Thefairisalsoagoodop-portunitytobridgethegapbetweenthecommunityandschoolsWillettsaid.Wehaveahistoryofresidentialschools.Noteverybodyfeelscomfort-abletogointotheschoolsbutwhentheirchildortheirgrandchildhasdoneaprojectthattheyveparticipatedinorsharedsomeknowledgeto-wardstheycomeinandtheycheckitout.Thekidsaresohappywhentheirfamiliesaretheresupportingthemshesaid.TheoverallwinnerfortheTerritorialHeritageFairShowcasewasMiaMacIn-nisforherprojectentitledLhistoiredemaFamille.ThetwowinnersoftheHistoryCanadacerticateswereRaePanayiforLeVoy-agedunePagageuseandMaryChocolateandKaitlynTaylorforUsesofTraditionalMedicine.MinisterofEducationJack-sonLaffertywasonhandtopresentthisyearsMinisterAwardswhicharehandedouttoindividualsineachpar-ticipatingregionforthepre-sentationthatbestrepresentsNorthernheritageandculture.IntheBeaufortDeltaDwightStefanssonwonforhispresentationcalledTheLegacyofVilhjalmur.IntheSahtuAriannaLaboucanwonforMyLateGrand-motherJanetGrandjambe.TheDehChosSageDims-dalewonforHipHopDancevs.DrumDance.IntheSouthSlaveJessicaTordiffandEyzaahArnason-Bouszawonfortheirpresen-tationonMtisculture.TheTlichosJayannaWedawinwonforTraditionalTlichoFootwear.AndinYellowknifeStanleyMackenziewonforhispresentationonsnowshoes.ByMARIACHURCHAvideoshotbyaMack-enzieMountainSchoolstu-dentinNormanWellshasbeenselectedastheNWTandNunavutwinnerofanationalcontestthathigh-lightstheimportanceofworkplacesafety.SonyaWallsvideotitledBadJanitorwaschosenbytheWorkersSafetyCompensa-tionCommissionWSCCasthetopregionalentrantinItsYourJobavideocontesttoencouragesafetyconscious-nessamongCanadianyouth.InWallsvideoshotatherschooldramastudentDarrenWhitemanllstheroleofacustodianmakingclassicmistakesonthejobsuchasforgettingtoputoutawetoorsignaftermop-pingorleavingobstaclesinfrontofdoorways.Studentactorsplayingthemselvesgiveaconvinc-ingperformanceofslipstripsandstumblestoempha-sizethehazardscreatedbythebadjanitorsworkplacewrongs.TheprincipalplayedbyMackenzieMountainsownprincipalMichaelDu-closdecidestoinstructtheNormanWellsstudentssafetyvideoNorthernnalistschoolcustodianonhowtocorrectthesafetyerrors.Togethertheyputupsignsremoveobstaclesandlearntopausebeforecareeningaroundcornerswithacart.CuetheoriginalRockythemesongasthenot-so-badjanitorgivesthethumbsupforearningtheemployeeofthemonthaward.TheWSCCannouncedonMay8thatBadJanitorwonrstplaceintheWSCCvideocontestfortheNorthwestTer-ritoriesandNunavut.Theprizewas1000forbothWallandherschool.DuclosdescribedWallasamodelstudentintheclass-roomalwaysreadytotakeonnewprojectstothebestofherabilities.Shessuperinvolved.Shealwaysgetsherworkdoneandalwaysgivesitherall.ShecameupwiththehilariousideaforthisvideohetoldTheJournal.Duclossaidtheschoolplanstouseits1000tobuymorevideoequipmentforMackenzieMountainstudentstocontinueusinglmasalearningmedium.Accordingtotheprincipalnewmediaisanimportantpartofeducating.Thestudentsas21stcen-turylearnersthisiswhattheyarealreadyintohesaid.Alotofwhattheyoutharetalk-ingabout-remixingblogginganddoingallthisvideoandaudiostuff-iscompletelyforeigntosomeoftheoldergeneration.Teachersshouldbeabletocapitalizeonthatandplayintothehandsofthekidsbecausetheyarethosekindoflearners.AccordingtoDuclossourcesWallplanstouseher1000totakethestu-dentswhohelpedactandshoothervideoouttolunchbeforegoingonamuch-de-servedshoppingspree.AstheregionalwinningentryBadJanitormovedontotheCanada-widepooltondthefanfavouriteforthebestsafetyvideointhecountry.VotingclosedMay12andthewinnerswillbeannouncedshortlyonhttpwww.labour.gc.caenghealth_safetycontestindex.shtmlTowatchWallswin-ningvideovisithttpswww.youtube.comwatchvDC7e3khDmMwPhotocourtesyofMichaelDuclosFromleftactorsBrendanGullyDarrenWhitemanandMichaelDuclosstarinSonyaWallsBadJanitor.ThewiningstudentsofthisyearsTerritorialHeritageFairShowcasedisplaytheirprizes.PhotoMoniqueMarinier