2022 Contest Winners
20 prizes were awarded in 2022!
Literary
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
| Honourable Mention |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Michaela O’Halloran | Vancouver, BC | “What Minerals are in a Lightbulb” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Xu | Richmond Hill, ON | ” Toothbrushes” ($125) |
12 – 14 YRS.
| Tien Woo | Saskatoon, SK | “There’s More Where that came From” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Areeha Habib | Saskatoon, SK | “The Words of a Stethoscope” ($125) |
| Harshavardan Gunasegaran | Scarborough, ON | “The Mysterious Polymath” ($125) |
| Catherine Lee | Toronto, ON | “How is face Cream Made” |
Graphic Arts
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
| Honourable Mention |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Arushi Kanagan | Toronto, ON | “What on Earth is in my Laptop Battery” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
12 – 14 YRS.
| Eric Lu | Toronto, ON | “Lithium Ion Batteries” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Schouela | Oakville, ON | “A Nice Ring to it” ($125) |
| Richanae Lewis | Winnipeg, MB | “Mining for Braces” ($125) |
| Gabrielle Yabut | Winnipeg, Mb | “No Pain, No Grain” |
Multimedia
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
| Honourable Mention |
| Honourable Mention |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Mikaela Gerola, Anastasia Mesotopitis, Carmela Guizzo | Richmond, BC | “The Tomorrow Show” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Tai, Ali McKinney | Vancouver, BC | “What is the world is in Toothpaste” ($125) |
| Vijayan Moorthy | Toronto, ON | “Food” Flask” ($125) |
| Miranda Belmonte-Gracia, Serena Ching, Sissi Fang | Vancouver, BC | “Where do Minerals come from to Make a Phone” |
12 – 14 YRS.
| Henry Lindell | Toronto, ON | “What’s in a Record?” ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Camden Arabzadeh, Graham Meadowcroft | Toronto, ON | “What’s on an Aluminum Bat” ($125) |
| Aidan Arabzadah, Goran Staznik | Toronto, ON | “The Importance of Flourite in Canada” ($125) |
| Adam Shishler, Geoffrey Woollcombe, Charlie Moskowitz | Toronto, ON | “The Megabass Vision 110” |
| Cheliyan Moorthy | Toronto, ON | “Mattress” |
School Winners
Three school prizes awarded of $500 each. School prizes are based on a combination of quality and quantity of entries from each school.
‘Royal St. George’s College’ (Toronto, ON) Winning Entries: 5
‘Our Lady of Perpetual Help School’ (Vancouver, BC) Winning Entries: 5
‘Montgomery School’ (Saskatoon, SK) Winning Entries: 2
Early Bird Draw
Congratulations to Ivan Yan, from Toronto, Ontario! Their project was randomly drawn from eligible entries received by midnight December 31, 2021 and has won the $125 prize.
Teacher Incentive Draw
Congratulations to Ms. Sandy Szeto, a teacher at Windfields Middle School! Ms. Sandy Szeto was randomly chosen drawn from a list of eligible teachers whom submitted a minimum of 10 entries by midnight December 31, 2021. She has won a tablet.
2021 Contest Winners
19 prizes were awarded in 2021!
Literary
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Alexa Battistini, Kate Remonte, and Dinara Kalansuriyage | Toronto, ON | ‘Ice Skates’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Kirkman | Bellevue, AB | ‘Sucked In’ ($125) |
| Levi Goin | Bellevue, AB | ‘Brass Door Knob’ ($125) |
12 – 14 YRS.
| Asher Williams and Isaac Feiner | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s in a phone?’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Sasvin Karunamoorthy | Toronto, ON | ‘Air Conditioner’ ($125) |
| Tarek Alvi, Alexander Sondheimer, and Vithusan Jegatheesan | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s in a Toonie?’ ($125) |
Graphic Arts
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Ajaya Moorthy | Toronto, ON | ‘Where did my earing comes from?’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Maddison Purcell | North Bay, ON | ‘Salt’ ($125) |
| Ever Boyagoda | Toronto, ON | ‘Cathedral Bells’ ($125) |
12 – 14 YRS.
| Ryan Lutz and Henry McCutcheon | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s In a Match’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Teerth Patel | Saskatoon, SK | ‘The Bike Frame’ ($125) |
| Cooper Sacks | Toronto, ON | ‘What on Earth is in a Crayon?’ ($125) |
Multimedia
| Best Overall |
|---|
| Best Creative |
| Best Research |
9 – 11 YRS.
| Ben Devine | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s in an Alkaline Battery’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Teggelove | Toronto, ON | ‘What Makes Lipstick Stick to My Lips?’ ($125) |
| Owen Devine | Toronto, ON | ‘Stanley Cup’ ($125) |
12 – 14 YRS.
| John Knox | Saskatoon, SK | ‘Minerals in Common Objects’ ($250) |
|---|---|---|
| Kian Chen, and Stephen Flannery | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s in your Lucky Charms?’ ($125) |
| Jerry Wang | Toronto, ON | ‘What’s in a laptop?’ ($125) |
School Winners
Three school prizes awarded of $500 each. School prizes are based on a combination of quality and quantity of entries from each school.
‘Royal St. George’s College’ (Toronto, ON) Winning Entries: 5
‘Holy Name Catholic School’ (Toronto, ON) Winning Entries: 4
‘Isabelle Sellon School’ (Blairmore, AB) Winning Entries: 3
Early Bird Draw
Congratulations to Jada Lok, from Mississauga, Ontario! Their project was randomly drawn from eligible entries received by midnight December 31, 2020 and has won the $125 prize.
Teacher Incentive Draw
Congratulations to Ms. Sandy Szeto, a teacher at Windfields Middle School! Ms. Sandy Szeto was randomly chosen drawn from a list of eligible teachers whom submitted a minimum of 10 entries by midnight December 31, 2020. She has won a tablet.
Past Contest Winners
Best Overall, Multimedia, 9-11: Cheliyan Moorthy from Toronto, ON. ‘Non-renewable resource in Bicycle’ ($500)
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Best Overall, Multimedia, 12-14: Sophie He from Toronto, ON. ‘Light of My Life’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 12-14: Angela Wu from Toronto, ON. ‘Electric Toothbrush’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 12-14: Bay Shen, Stephen He from Toronto, ON. ‘The Adventures of the Yoyo’ ($250)
(View Entry – Short Film)
Best Research, Multimedia, 12-14: Evan Li from Scarborough, ON. ‘The Mineral of Extremes’ ($250)
(View Entry – Animation)
Honourable Mention, Multimedia, 12-14: Jennifer Zhu, Benison Jiang, and Maggie Wu from Toronto, ON. ‘What’s in a Toaster?’
(View Entry – Multi Media)
Honourable Mention, Multimedia, 12-14: Ruby Wang, and Bernadette Kwok from Toronto, ON. ‘Copper and Airpods’
(View Entry – Animation)
Best Overall, Literary, 9-11: Abdullah Tahir, Eason Zhang, Hussain Haider from Oakville and Burlington, ON. ‘Computers’ ($500)
(View Entry – Slide Show-ink to S)
Best Creative, Literary, 9-11: Juliette Girard from Cap-Santé, QC, QC. ‘les roches et mineraux dans les ampoules’ ($250)
(View Entry – Power Point)
Best Research, Literary, 9-11: Ella Shcherbatykh, and Gabriela Fimognari from Ancaster and Binbrook, ON. ‘Headphones’ ($250)
(View Entry – Slide Show)
Best Overall, Literary, 12-14: Joshua Tavares-Pitts from Toronto, ON. ‘Lithium-Ion Battery, The Saviour of All Flappy Pigeons’ ($500)
(View Entry – Literary)
Best Creative, Literary, 12-14: Kethy Hu, and Crystal Wang from Toronto, ON. ‘What’s in a glasses frame?’ ($250)
(View Entry – Story)
Best Research, Literary, 12-14: Johnathan Chassé from Gaspé, QC. ‘2020 Tokyo Olympic Medals’ ($250)
(View Entry – Prezi Presentation)
Best Overall, Graphic Art, 9-11: Aryana Mehta from Mississauga, ON. ‘What’s in a Knife’ ($500)
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Research, Graphic Art, 9-11: Hiba Qureshi from Calgary, AB. ‘Polyester Thread’ ($250)
(View Entry – Poster)
Best Overall, Graphic Art, 12-14: Jessie Chen from Toronto, ON. ‘We All Scream for Ice Cream’ ($500)
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Creative, Graphic Art, 12-14: Helen Zhong, and Zeinab Moussanui from Scarborough, ON. ‘Copper in Doorknobs’ ($250)
(View Entry – Comic Strip)
Best Research, Graphic Art, 12-14: Layla Magzoub from Toronto, ON. ‘The Mining Mechanical Pencil’ ($250)
(View Entry – Comic)
Honourable Mention, Graphic Art, 12-14: Megan Wu from Toronto, ON. ‘An Aluminapple Story’
(View Entry – Comic)
Honourable Mention, Graphic Art, 12-14: Grade 9 student from Toronto, ON. ‘The TRUTH Behind the Soda Can’
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 9-11: Faith Tsakumis, Olivia Barnes, Gabriella McLoughlin, and Georgia Newman-Bennett from Vancouver, BC. ‘FNL: Pencil Science’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 9-11: Sienna Geissler, Grace Cooper, Isabel Mitchell, Ella Kang from Vancouver, BC. ‘Modern Scissors’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Research, Multimedia, 9-11: Angela Ituarte, Caroline Pavan, Chloe Luft, Grace Rahn from Vancouver, BC. ‘Olivia and Ivy’s Aventure with a Microwave’ ($250)
(Entry Deleted)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 12-14: Shakthi Yaalini from Toronto, ON. ‘Celeb-Phone Talk (What is in a cell phone?)’ ($500)
(Entry Deleted)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 12-14: Cindy He and Maggie Yue Gong from Toronto, ON. ‘Toilert! – What’s in a toilet? WHERE Challenge’ ($250)
(View Entry – Animation)
Best Research, Multimedia, 12-14: Megan Hirchfeld from Saskatoon, SK. ‘Heavenly Hockey Net’ ($250)
(View Entry – Movie)
Honourable Mention, Multimedia, 12-14: Emily Yu and Anly Lin Yu from Toronto, ON. ‘Geo-pardy!’
(View Entry – Movie)
Best Overall, Literary, 9-11: Luke Susi, Matthew Hasztafi-Biduk and Nicholas Pearson from Vancouver, BC. ‘What is in a Computer Chip?’ ($500)
(Entry Deleted)
Best Research, Literary, 9-11: Jonathan Szabo, Zach Abraham, and Ryan McHagny-Valdez from Vancouver, BC. ‘What’s in a Computer?’ ($250)
(View Entry – Slide Show)
Best Overall, Literary, 12-14: Liam White from Vancouver, BC. ‘Where Does Road Salt Come From?’ ($500)
(View Entry – Literary)
Best Creative, Literary, 12-14: Meilun Xu from Toronto, ON. ‘Car Headlights: A Medley of Poems’ ($250)
(View Entry – Poem)
Best Research, Literary, 12-14: Alenna Ahmad from Mississauga, ON. ‘The Truth About a Cell Phone ‘ ($250)
(View Entry – Online Storybook)
Honourable Mention, Literary, 12-14: Fizza Ali from Saskatoon, SK. ‘Smooth Out Your Life’
(View Entry – Prezi)
Best Overall, Graphic Arts, 9-11: George Sale and Felix Dongyeon Kim from Vancouver, BC. ‘The Watch’ ($500)
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Creative, Graphic Arts, 9-11: Alexa Calderon from Toronto, ON. ‘Mom! Dad! Where do soda cans come from!?!’ ($250)
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Overall, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Alissa Zhang and Tharuniga Theivendiran from Toronto, ON. ‘Antimony’s Adventure’ ($500)
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Creative, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Anson Lau from Toronto, ON. ‘A “Nickel” Production’ ($250)
(Entry Deleted)
Best Research, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Maggie Hoang from Scarborough, ON. ‘Toon(ie) in to find out!’ ($250)
(View Entry – Comic)
Honourable Mention, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Jennifer Shao from Toronto, ON. ‘CASE 0035: What’s in a Barbie Doll’
(View Entry – Comic)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 9-11: Eva Berneron, Laure-Marie Jasmin, Emma Lapierre, Marilyn Beaulieu, Olivia Côté and Marie-Ève Simard from Neuville, QC. ‘La Peinture’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 9-11: Paul Vine from Ottawa, BC. ‘Minecraft’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Research, Multimedia, 9-11: Ethan Qiu, Branavan Jegatheejivaran and Kael Raynolds Knechtel from Ottawa, Nepean and Kanata ON. ‘Le Venna’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 12-14: Richard Shi from Scarborough, ON. ‘WHERE Challenge : a re(KEY)Cap’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 12-14: Anson Cheng from Toronto, ON. ‘The Quest for the Great Handle’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Research, Multimedia, 12-14: Nini Yang from Toronto, ON. ‘Pencils and Graphite’ ($250)
(Entry Deleted)
Honourable Mention, Multimedia, 12-14: Julia Kuo and Shirley Su from Toronto, ON. ‘Family Tree of Nickel’
(Entry Deleted)
Best Overall, Literary, 9-11: Marine Béland, Kate Sauvageau, Éliane Allard, Samuel Lanouette, Juliette Tiberj, Rose-Alice Jean, Élisabeth Côté and Émilie Laperrière from Neuville, QC. ‘Zoug et Zouga’ ($500)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Research, Literary, 9-11: Angleina Liu, Angeline Yan, Amelia Singh and Michelle GaoNepean from Ottawa, ON. ‘Les Vetements’ ($250)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Overall, Literary, 12-14: Leia Martin from Oakville, ON. ‘Story Time : The Life of a Pop Can!’ ($500)
(View Entry – Presentation)
Best Creative, Literary, 12-14: Darby Liebrecht from Saskatoon, SK. ‘Hair Ties on My Wrist’ ($250)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Research, Literary, 12-14: Jessica Ye and Shirley Su from Toronto, ON. ‘ZINC : The Missing Link’ ($250)
(View Entry – Presentation)
Honourable Mention, Literary, 12-14: Fergus English and Shirley Su from Saskatoon, SK. ‘I See Silica’
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Overall, Graphic Arts, 9-11: Lucy Lee from Coquitlam, BC. ‘What’s in a Ribbon Microphone’ ($500)
(View Entry – JPG)
Best Research, Graphic Arts, 9-11: Marley Proctor from Waterford, NB. ‘Gemstone Project’ ($250)
(View Entry – JPG)
Best Overall, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Natasha Sujitharaj from Toronto, ON. ‘What’s in a Penny’ ($500)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Creative, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Rhedyn Sprange, Hailey Poetker and Ocean Toews from Winnipeg, MB. ‘What’s in Kitty Litter’ ($250)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Research, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Vicky Yang from Scarborough, ON. ‘What’s in a Pencil’ ($250)
(Entry Deleted)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 9-11: Maude Carrier from Lévis, QC. ‘La monnaie canadienne’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 9-11: Ashley Guimond, Naomie Gilbert- Morel and Sarah from Collins Pincourt, QC. ‘Le maquillage’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Research, Multimedia, 9-11: Georgia Obere and Mya Kelemen from Scarborough, ON. ‘Glasses’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Overall, Multimedia, 12-14: Ashley Risseeuw from Saskatoon, SK. ‘What’s in an English Saddle’ ($500)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Creative, Multimedia, 12-14: Rachel Tang from Toronto, ON. ‘Aluminum Madness- Juice Box Edition’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Research, Multimedia, 12-14: Wil Lenkov, Sam Tatoff, and Simon Peterson from North York, ON. ‘What’s Inside Glasses?’ ($250)
(View Entry – Video)
Best Overall, Literary, 9-11: Sofia Scasserra from Scarborough, ON. ‘The Loonie’ ($500)
(View Entry – Presentation)
Best Creative, Literary, 9-11: Amélie Boucher from Ste-Marie-de-Blandford, QC. ‘La montre’ ($250)
(View Entry – Presentation)
Best Overall, Literary, 12-14: Bella Huang and Victoria Shen from Toronto, ON. ‘The Story of Oilver’ ($500)
(View Entry – Art)
Best Creative, Literary, 12-14: Aryan Rastogi and Zayd Tahir from Milton, ON. ‘Pencils-Not Pointless’ ($250)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Research, Literary, 12-14: Gavin Tse from Toronto, ON. ‘Earth To Mechanical Pencil’ ($250)
(View Entry – Presentation)
Best Overall, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Emily Zhang from Toronto, ON. ‘Geo Girl vs. Zinc Zero’ ($500)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Creative, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Dinah (linh Quan) Hoana from Toronto, ON. ‘A Spoons Iron Journey’ ($250)
(View Entry – PDF)
Best Research, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Amy Cao from Toronto, ON. ‘Sterling Silver Earrings’ ($250)
(View Entry – ZIP)
Honourable Mentions, Graphic Arts, 12-14: Nancy Feng from Toronto, ON. ‘Aluminum in Figure Skates’
(View Entry – ZIP)