Huron County proudly presented the Youth Art Contest for Sustainable Huron, a creative art contest to promote sustainability in Huron County. High school students were asked to create art that reflects the ideas of sustainability in their community and were encouraged to be as creative as possible with their submissions. The students with the winning entries were recognized at their school assembly on Monday, May 16th, 2011 at Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS).
Neil Vincent, Warden of Huron County, presented them with their prize cheques and congratulated them on their amazing work. Jasmine DeBoer, a CHSS grade 12 student, took the top prize of $250 for her photograph titled “Preserving the Little Things in Life”. Robyn Doig (grade 12) and Ronnie Vercruyssen (grade 10) were awarded the second and third place prizes of $125 each for their inspirational images titled “Sustainability Begins with a Seed” and “Support Farming”. Congratulations to all the young artists who took the time to submit their artwork and to learn more about the issues affecting their community.
The youth art contest was in support of the development of a long-term Sustainability Plan for Huron County. To ensure the effectiveness of the Plan, the project team has been reaching out to all Huron County residents, including Huron’s youth – the future residents and leaders. It is essential that their views and thoughts for the future are included in the Sustainability Plan.
1st Place - Preserving the Little Things in Life by Jasmine DeBoer (Grade 12)
2nd Place - Sustainability Begins with a Seed by Robyn Doig (Grade 12)
3rd Place - Support Farming by Ronnie Vercruyssen (Grade 10)
For more information on the Huron County Sustainability Plan, visit:
Sustainable Huron website: http://www.huroncounty.ca/sustainablehuron/
Sustainable Huron blog: http://sustainablehuron.wordpress.com/
Questions regarding the County of Huron’s Sustainability Plan can be directed to takeaction@huroncounty.ca or by phone to (519) 524-8394 ext. 3 for more information.
