Past Winners
2023 Winners Announced
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Shannen Mee from Greenall High School for their proposal called, ” Adopt a Body of Water”
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 143 entries were received!
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Shannen Mee | Adopt a Body of Water | Greenall High School |
| 2 | $900 | Cailyn Leake | A Problem in the Saskatchewan Beehive | Greenall High School |
| 3 | $800 | Ainsley Collins | Mason Bee Nest Boxes | Montgomery School |
| 4 | $700 | Elliott Diekema | Go Green; Not Blue-Green | Tommy Douglas Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Eli Reynolds, Wyatt Mackenzie, Dustin Johnston | Bees, Schools, Plants, Helping our Watershed | Greenall High School |
| 6 | $500 | Hunter Diewold, Trey Strawford | To Seed Saskatchewan | Greenall High School |
| 7 | $450 | Zoe Zimonick, Jaycee Unterschute, Raeesah Haque, Katelyn Legg | How a Video Game Can Save Our Watershed | Greystone Heights School |
| 8 | $400 | Evan Edwards, Kenzie Pawlik | Clean up waste in our community | St. Nicholas School |
| 9 | $350 | Madhavi Gali | Eating Green | Montgomery School |
| 10 | $300 | Jake Roe | QR Codes on Storm Drains | Montgomery School |
2022 Winners Announced
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Evan Dennis from Montgomery School for his proposal entitled, “Brilliant Bats.”
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest.
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Evan Dennis | Brilliant Bats | Montgomery School, Saskatoon |
| 2 | $900 | Afrukhta Siddique | Taking Watershed Protection to the Next Level | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
| 3 | $800 | Martine Bossé, Jamie Harms, Lily Kleiter, and Gabriel Tingley | Blackstrap Lake Cleanup | Toon Town 4-H, Saskatoon |
| 4 | $700 | Brianna Clark and Haneefa Alalewi | Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species | Brunskill School, Saskatoon |
| 5 | $600 | Morgan McCleary | One Tank At A Time | École Mother Teresa, Saskatoon |
| 6 | $500 | Jarrett Cross Child and Mason Hallgrimson | H2GO Fun Run | St. Anne School, Saskatoon |
| 7 | $450 | Macie Sander and Whitley Carrie | Sask Seeds | St. Anne School, Saskatoon |
| 8 | $400 | Anna Crump and Nicoletta Daniels | Bringing Colour To Our Watersheds | École Mother Teresa, Saskatoon |
| 9 | $350 | Cristina Zapien Verdugo | Crocheting With Plastic | St. Augustine School, Saskatoon |
| 10 | $300 | Danish Ahmed | The Elite Savior of Toilet Water | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
2021 Winners Announced
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to John Knox from Montgomery School for his proposal entitled, “Mason Bee Habitats.”
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. A total of 172 entries were received!
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | John Knox | Mason Bee Habitats | Montgomery School, Saskatoon |
| 2 | $900 | Byron Sebesteny | The Power of Music! | Tommy Douglas Collegiate, Saskatoon |
| 3 | $800 | Anas Haqqani and Rafay Maan | Don’t Waste It, Just Taste It | Regina Huda School, Regina |
| 4 | $700 | Jacob Olszynski | Pollination Station | Montgomery School, Saskatoon |
| 5 | $600 | Sarah Legg and Katelyn Buller | Finnie and Frank’s Adventure | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
| 6 | $500 | Shyanne Magnus | Let’s Save Our Watershed! | Lord Asquith School, Asquith |
| 7 | $450 | Kaitlynne McKellep | Waste Reducers Website | St. Frances Bateman School, Saskatoon |
| 8 | $400 | Katie Soderstrom | Marker Recycling | Holy Trinity Catholic School, Warman |
| 9 | $350 | Reese Conquergood and Talia Falzerano | Inspirational Mural | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
| 10 | $300 | Jessa Ulvick and Jaslene Olver | A Plastic Place | St. Frances Bateman School, Saskatoon |
2020 Winners Announced
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this year’s contest. Out of almost 200 proposals received, these were chosen as the Top 10!
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we were unable to hold our Final Competition. Instead, all participants in the top 10 received an evenly distributed cash prize. Schools/Clubs also received an award of $600 for each of their Finalist entries as well as participation awards.
| Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| Laura Milligan, Amanda Dearborn, Grizelda Knight, and Aurora Allary | Growing Change: Hydroponic Gardens | Campus Regina Public, Regina |
| Quinn Galbraith and Jillian Ronquillo | Go Green and Stay Clean With Clover Lawns | St. Frances Bateman School, Saskatoon |
| Norah Al-Robiai | Grassland Bird Book | Greenall School, Balgonie |
| Kadence Desjarlais | Save the Butterflies! | Pleasant Hill Community School, Saskatoon |
| Salma Elshakankiri, Jumana Eldamaty, Amina Khan, and Zara Zeeshan | Water You Waiting For? | Regina Huda School, Regina |
| Elise Dowdeswell, Audra Babyak, Julie Anne Camina, and Mike Irumva | Anyone Can Cook Sustainably | St. Anne School, Saskatoon |
| Tyson Goguen, Kaden Shumay, Kazden Mathies, and Corben Schnurr | Water Bottle Fillers At Our Rink | Venture Heights School, Martensville |
| Mya Hilderman | Composting For The Sake Of Our Watershed | Montgomery School, Saskatoon |
| Landyn Silzer and Adam Johnston | Pay It Forward With Honey The Bee | Greenall School, Balgonie |
| Lauren Wright | Bat Boxes For Our School | Tommy Douglas Collegiate, Saskatoon |
2019 Winners Announced
The Saskatchewan Final Presentations were held at Prairieland Park on May 4, 2019.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Rafay Ahmed, Josh Bell, and Saabir Yousuf from Greystone Heights School in Saskatoon for their proposal called, “No Plastic is Fantastic.” They plan to eliminate single-use plastics in their school and execute a riverbank cleanup.
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Rafay Ahmed, Josh Bell, and Saabir Yousuf | No Plastic Is Fantastic | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
| 2 | $900 | Shaun Vorster | The Soda Tap! | Montgomery School, Saskatoon |
| 3 | $800 | Lauren Wright | Bees For Our Watersheds | Tommy Douglas Collegiate, Saskatoon |
| 4 | $700 | Renée Lichtenwald-Kraft and Odessa Schlosser | Robbie’s River Rescue | St. George School, Saskatoon |
| 5 | $600 | Dishita Emayan and Cindy Li | Plan Bee | Greystone Heights School, Saskatoon |
| 6 | $500 | Sabri Bhargava and Gabrielle Corbett-Mills | The Garbage Gobbler | Brunskill School, Saskatoon |
| 7 | $450 | Rachel Grasby and Peytin Johnson | Community Recycling | Venture Heights School, Martensville |
| 8 | $400 | Mary Elegino, Abrianna Primavera, and Ella Rutera | Tainted Paint | St. Kateri Tekakwitha School, Regina |
| 9 | $350 | Dilsher Braich, Alex Huang, and Huy Nguyen | Locomotion Buddies | Colette Bourgonje School, Saskatoon |
| 10 | $300 | Crystal Lennox | Vertical Hanging Gardens | Lord Asquith School, Asquith |
2018 Winners Announced
The Saskatchewan Final Presentations were held at Prairieland Park on May 5, 2018.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Jed Bohn and Leonardo Orozco from St. Edward School in Saskatoon for their proposal called “Riparian Era.” They plan to stabilize the riparian riverbank area and improve soil and river water quality in Saskatoon by planting native plants.
| Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Jed Bohn and Leonardo Orozco | Riparian Era | St. Edward School, Saskatoon |
| 2 | $900 | Bernadette Ballman, Mackenzie McPherson, Tanner Bolianatz, and Jessi Lovelace | Sask Waste Reset | Greenall School, Balgonie |
| 3 | $800 | Tadeusz Pusz-Bochenski, Rashed Momani, Parsa Djavaheri, and Maclain Walsworth | Recharging Our World | Brunskill School, Saskatoon |
| 4 | $700 | Isaac Michayluk | Water Empowerment | St. Edward School, Saskatoon |
| 5 | $600 | Andi Johnson, Greyson Helperl, Matthew Thurlbeck, Myles Johnson, Trae Johnson | Water Bottle Fillers | Venture Heights School, Martensville |
| 6 | $500 | Kennedy Woodside | Building a Better Future | Lord Asquith School, Asquith |
| 7 | $450 | Trista Cormier and Emily Bissonnette | Bee Box | Swift Current Comprehensive High School |
| 8 | $400 | Sarah Franklin and Tara Franklin | Straight Outta Compost | Swift Current Comprehensive High School |
| 9 | $350 | Luke Alton and Anthony Pion | Agri-Bats | St. Edward School, Saskatoon |
| 10 | $300 | Emily Fleming and Jasmine Mantee | Community Cleanup | St. Bernard School, Saskatoon |
2017 Winners Announced
The Saskatchewan Final Presentations were held at Prairieland Park on May 6, 2017. Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers who participated in the 2017 Caring for our Watersheds competition. Over 200 entries were received!
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Jinny Kim, Heather Grove, and Kassie Tan from Greystone Heights School in Saskatoon for their proposal called “Low Flow Toilets.”
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Jinny Kim, Heather Grove, and Kassie Tan | Low Flow Toilets | Greystone Heights |
| 2 | $900 | Ella Funk and Alice Yurach | Educational Children’s Book | Montgomery |
| 3 | $800 | Claire Thomson, Micah Muller, and Nicola Janz | Mark It Up | Brunskill |
| 4 | $700 | Nicole Bachman and Macy Boensch | 10 Days 2 Change Your Ways | St. Edward |
| 5 | $600 | Paige Belcourt and Penelope Tweten | Feeding the Future | Caswell |
| 6 | $500 | Aaryan Patel and Aryan Mehta | Beet the Ice | Montgomery |
| 7 | $450 | Anas Raza, Seth Kapell, Mohammad Iqbal, and Dawson Puderak | Car Timers and Anti-Idling | Caswell |
| 8 | $400 | Heidi Stein | Rain Barrels at School | Ecole River Heights |
| 9 | $350 | Thomas Kostiuk and Kole Friesen | Cookies for Compost | Marion Graham |
| 10 | $300 | Adam McNutt and Sam Edwards | Project Black Box | St. Edward |
2016 Winners Announced
Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and volunteers who participated in the 2016 Caring for our Watersheds competition. In a verbal competition on May 7, 2016 at Teacher’s Credit Union Place, the top ten entries presented their project ideas on how to improve their local watershed.
Liam McRorie-Wilson, Brayden Johnson & Benjamin Gaskin received 1st prize for their plans to help stop erosion along Brightwater Creek by planting soil stabilizing plants along the banks.
| 1 | 1,000 | Liam McRorie-Wilson, Brayden Johnson & Benjamin Gaskin& Benjamin Gaskin | Erosion Prevention at Brightwater Creek | Caswell Community School |
| 2 | $900 | Hanna Pankratz, Zahin Rahman & Gaby Berg | Project Pure Potty | Caswell Community School |
| 3 | $800 | Taya Fedorchuk & Tehya Triolo | Reusable Bag Project | Caswell Community School |
| 4 | $700 | John Paul Wasan | Reclaim Our Prairie! | St. Edward School |
| 5 | $600 | Brooke Martin, Anjali Saxena, Kaitlyn Purves & Rifah Haque | Barrels for Our Neighbours | Greystone Heights School |
| 6 | $500 | Dana Wood & Tatum Stolar | Encouraging Water Smart Lifestyles | Marion M. Graham Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Oz Loy, Ian Fuchs, Ramit Kapoor & Mackenzie Enweani | Educational Children’s Book | Montgomery School |
| 8 | $400 | Jakob Krahn, Luke Torresan, Tristan Mergen & Zane Peacock | “Bee” The Change | Vanscoy School |
| 9 | $350 | Shawn Bueckert-Gerard & Drayton Anderson | We Hope This “Apeels” To You | Vanscoy School |
| 10 | $300 | Jewel Charles, Paisley Ledding, Jhospel Liwag, Leif Butler & Josh Dillon | Marker Recycling in Our Schools | Brunskill School |
Each of the top contestants won a cash prize plus a matching cash prize for their school. Over $12,000 was awarded. Along with the cash prizes, Nutrien has also provided $10,000 to help the students implement their ideas. Turning ideas into realistic solutions is the key to improving our local watersheds.
2015 Winners Announced
Final presentations were at the Credit Union Place on Saturday, May 9, 2015
Student’s won cash for themselves and a matching cash prize for their school.
| Final Place | Award | Team Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1st | $1,000 | Madelyn Rawlyk, Amy Lalonde | Beads, Bath and Beyond | St. Edward School |
| 2nd | $900 | Julie Krug-MacLeod, Anne Pelletier | Stemming the Flow | Montgomery School |
| 3rd | $800 | Jasmine Thomas, Julia Visentini | Squeaky Green | St. Edward School |
| 4th | $700 | Hannah Swann, Erin Baril | Batty for Clean Water | St. Edward School |
| 5th | $600 | Jocelyn Lalach | I thought I Saw a Tweety Bird | St. Edward School |
| 6th | $500 | Carlee Urban, Kelsey Thibault | Sammy’s flight over our Watershed | St. Edward School |
| 7th | $450 | Sadie Simpson, Manothri Mallikarachchi | Xeriscaping our School | Montgomery School |
| 8th | $400 | Elana Gelineau, Grace Braaten | Rain Gardens | Montgomery School |
| 9th | $350 | Josh Yuzik, Logan Kwan, Eric Armstrong, Jaxon Raffey | When it Rains, It Drains | St. Bernard School |
| 10th | $300 | Vanessa Coutu, Kathryn Guenter, Emma Eckdahl, Ruby Hamilton | Rain Water Gardening | Caswell School |
2014 Winners Announced
Final presentations were at the Credit Union Place on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
Student’s won cash for themselves and a matching cash prize for their school.
| Final Place | Award | Team Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1st | $1,000 | Alana Krug-MacLeod | Insect Hotels: Accommodating Biodiversity | Aden Bowman Collegiate |
| 2nd | $900 | Sydney Dillman & Maya Kliewer | Water Smart: App of Awareness | Montgomery School |
| 3rd | $800 | Kobe Peppler & Jordan Jess | Liquid Gusts | St. Edward School |
| 4th | $700 | Justen Saini | Storm Sewer Trash only Pollutes | Greystone Heights School |
| 5th | $600 | Jay Shah | Car Wash Filters | Marion Graham Collegiate |
| 6th | $500 | Melody Song | Building a Treasure Box | Greystone Heights School |
| 7th | $450 | Maggie Reid | Pharmaceuticals in our Water | Greystone Heights School |
| 8th | $400 | Hailee Nienaber & Carson Matanczuk | Urban Suburban Bioswales | St. Edward School |
| 9th | $350 | Brody Beuker & Justin Klassen | Buckets N’ Flowers | St. Edward School |
| 10th | $300 | Cindy Li | Algal Blooms and Fertilizer | Greystone Heights School |
2013 Winners Announced
Final presentations were at the Saskatoon Inn on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Student’s won cash for themselves and a matching cash prize for their school.
| Final Place | Award | Team Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1st | $1,000 | Alana Krug-MacLeod | Kick Start Change | Aden Bowman Collegiate |
| 2nd | $900 | Daniel-Ray Mathews | Disposing of Pharmaceuticals | Greystone Heights School |
| 3rd | $800 | Callie Bosovich & Julianna Sparks | CJ?s Organic Products | St. Edward School |
| 4th | $700 | Daniel Zhou | Greener Agriculture: Gardening with Plastic Mulch Film | Greystone Heights School |
| 5th | $600 | Tony Bacchetto | Bio Swales | St. Edward School |
| 6th | $500 | Benjamin Gresty & Jaxon Lalonde | Pick up the Poo! Project | St. Edward School |
| 7th | $450 | Jesse Hines & Natalie Tilbury | Clean House, Clean Watershed | Greystone Heights School |
| 8th | $400 | Remington Sowter | Epic Water Collection Project | Vanscoy School |
| 9th | $350 | Kyla Zerbin | Reading Towards a Better Future | Vanscoy School |
| 10th | $300 | Navona Muo & Ella Johnson | Time to Green up the Place | Greystone Heights School |