Caring For Our Watersheds

2022 Caring for Our Watershed Winners

	Proposal Idea	Student Name(s)	School
1st	Rainwater Management in our Watershed	Linkin Jaycox, Kaitlyn Rak, Libby Sherbinin	Bishop Lloyd Middle School, Lloydminster
2nd	From the Faucet, Down the Drain; A Novel Solution to Waterway and Watershed Pollution Caused by Undeveloped Water Treatment	Naga Kondepati	Queen Elizabeth High School , Calgary
3rd	Seedling Story Walk	Katie McCaig, Georgia Davison, Katelynn Standell	Crescent Heights High School, Medicine Hat
4th	Local Farmers Market Campaign	Adina Latif and Sarah Collier	Robert Thirsk High School, Calgary
5th	Rain Gardens!	Paul Pavlakos and Kieran Hustwick	Vincent Massey School, Calgary
6th	A Rain Barrel A Day Keeps Climate Change Away	Ella Humphrey and Kenzy Antaya	Vincent Massey School, Calgary
7th	Making Battery Recycling Fun	Kaitlyn Rumohr	Glendale Sciences and Technology School, Red Deer
8th	Perceive and Protect	Aamayra Hassan and Alexis Living	Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre, Medicine Hat
9th	Jensen Reservoir Riparian Area	Tabitha Murray-Peyton and Rain Hoek	Magrath Junior Senior High School, Magrath
10th	Bats Beat Bugs	Damon Losey, Carson Pimm, Garren Robertson	Erle Rivers High School, Milk River

Six simple steps to enter.

1. LEARN ABOUT YOUR WATERSHED. What’s bothering you? What needs to change?

A Watershed Ambassador can stream in to your class or club for a presentation on your local watershed and the Caring for Our Watersheds (CFW) contest (optional). If you want to enter on your own rather than as part of a class or club, that’s OK, too! We can help you individually.

2. TELL US WHAT YOU COULD DO TO IMPROVE YOUR WATERSHED.

Prepare your 1,000-word proposal, answering the question “What can I do to improve my watershed?” working individually or in a team of up to four people. There are resources to help listed below.

3. SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Submit your proposal before TBD 2023. All students who enter receive a prize! Submit your proposal at: caringforourwatersheds.com/contests

4. JUDGING TIME

Community judges will mark all proposals using the Content Judging Guide and will provide feedback. The 10 proposals with the highest marks will be invited to compete in the Final Competition and Award Ceremony!

5. FINALISTS PRESENT THEIR IDEAS

Students with the top 10 proposals will prepare a five-minute verbal presentation on their idea to send in to the Final Competition Judging panel and Award Ceremony. Every student at the Finals wins a cash reward ranging from $300 to $1,000. Cheques to students and schools or registered clubs will be sent out immediately.

6. MAKE YOUR IDEA REALITY (optional)

Everyone who entered the contest is eligible for up to $1,000 of matching funding to implement their idea! Mentorship is available.

Caring for Our Watersheds Contest

2022 Caring for Our Watershed Winners

Students in grades 7 to 12, YOU are invited to enter this contest by telling us what you could do to improve your watershed.

Six simple steps to enter.

1. LEARN ABOUT YOUR WATERSHED. What’s bothering you? What needs to change?

2. TELL US WHAT YOU COULD DO TO IMPROVE YOUR WATERSHED.

3. SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

4. JUDGING TIME

5. FINALISTS PRESENT THEIR IDEAS

6. MAKE YOUR IDEA REALITY (optional)

Contest Resources:

Caring for our Watersheds in Action

What is a Watershed?

Why You Should Act

Award-Winning Program!