Past Winners
2024 Winners
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 366 entries were received.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Psychee and Sophia from Maples Met School for their proposal called, “Lilies Bloom”.
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Psychee, Sophia | Lilies Bloom | Maples Met School |
| 2 | $900 | Jan, Ayiesha | Educational Prairie Restoration Garden Space | Maples Met School |
| 3 | $800 | Haydan, Alexis | Eco-Traction Environmental Proposal | Ecole Edward Schreyer School |
| 4 | $700 | Abby | Worming our way to a healthier watershed | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Yashdeep | The Green Paws Initiative: Cleansing Kilcona | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Angeli, Alexis, Alessandra, Aubrey | Giving new purpose to old clothing | Maples Met School |
| 7 | $450 | Liviah | Caring For our Watershed Clothing Swap | Seven Oaks Met School |
| 8 | $400 | Emily | Saving Lake Winnipeg | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Avery, Holly | Accelerated Eutrophication in Arrow Oak Watershed’s Oak Lake | Virden Collegiate Institute |
| 10 | $300 | Finn | Beavers: Manitoba’s Watershed Engineers | Virden Collegiate Institute |
2023 Winners
Official Results of the 2023 Caring For Our Watersheds: Final Presentations at Oak Hammock Marsh on April 22nd.
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 180 entries were received.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Alyssa Fernandes, Patricia Babao, Cassandra Calixto from West Kildonan Collegiate for their proposal called, “Plastic and Periods: It’s Time for a Change.”
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Alyssa, Patricia, Cassandra | Plastic and Periods: It’s Time For A Change | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Courtney | I Beg Your Garden | Lork Selkirk School |
| 3 | $800 | XiangYu | Writing Instrument Waste Reduction | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Sarah, Athena, Ava, Bratt | Clean & Green | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Cherish | Upcycling Tires for a Greener Watershed | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Emma, Olari, Ava | Community Garden (aka Planting Hope) | Lockport School |
| 7 | $450 | Tilia | Controlling Purple Loosestrife | West Kildonan |
| 8 | $400 | Lorraine | Green Eating! | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Tristan | What’s a honeybee’s favorite kind of flower? A Bee-gonia. | Miles MacDonell Collegiate |
| 10 | $300 | Seren | Eco-bricks | Seven Oaks Met School |
| 11 | $250 | Julian | Piano Furniture | Seven Oaks Met School |
2022 Winners
Official Results of the 2022 Caring for Our Watersheds: Manitoba Contest Final Competition, hosted by the Harry J. Enns Wetland Discovery Centre on April 30th, 2022
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. 250 proposals from 370 students were received.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Harriet Newcombe, Avnish Bhandal, & Tavian Pettitt from Shaftesbury High School for their project, “The Effervesce-fence”.
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Harriet, Avnish, & Tavian | The Effervesce-fence | Shaftesbury High School |
| 2 | $900 | Jenna | Food For All | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 3 | $800 | Jerzy | Project Yellow | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 4 | $700 | McKenna & Ethan | The Future of YOUR Hockey Sticks | Westwood Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Breanna & Rae | The Story of Frog Plains | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Olivia | Let’s Bike! | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 7 | $450 | Ye-Eun | Redefining Canine Playtime | The King’s School |
| 8 | $400 | Trisha | Webcomic | The King’s School |
| 9 | $350 | Ais | Bird’s Eye View | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 10 | $300 | Chloe | A Plan for the Disposal of Cosmetics with Terracycle | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
2021 Winners
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. 283 proposals from 365 students were received.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Nathan Varghese and Julian Joaquin from Westwood Collegiate for their proposal, “watAR: Enhancing Watershed Education Using Augmented Reality.”
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Nathan & Julian | watAR: Enhancing Watershed Education Using Augmented Reality | Westwood Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Jasper, Megan & Angela | Saying Goodbye to Sorry Deicers | Westwood Collegiate |
| 3 | $800 | Nicholas | Composting for a Cause | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Victoria | Unmasking the Truth | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Laura | Reduce Plastic at Pawsh | Westwood Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Chasz | Custom Keyboard Building Project | Seven Oaks Met School |
| 7 | $450 | Kylee | Nurturing Nature in a Toxic World | Warren Collegiate |
| 8 | $400 | Logan | Leaving a Mark | Warren Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Jonathan | Mini Eavestrough Pond and Garden | The King’s School |
| 10 | $300 | Jade | Picture a Cleaner Watershed | Valley Gardens Middle School |
2020 Winners
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 360 entries were received from more than 570 students across Manitoba!
Due to regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, a final contest was not held this year, and the prize money was split evenly among the top 10 projects.
| Final Place | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| Top 10 | Sienna & Kali | Solar Powered Watering System | Virden Collegiate Institute |
| Top 10 | Kayla | Growing a Healthy Future | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| Top 10 | Abby, Emily, & Sarah | Clothing Swap Proposal | Warren Collegiate |
| Top 10 | Danica | The Westwood Prairie Green Space Initiative | Westwood Collegiate |
| Top 10 | Liza, Rizelle, & Regine | The Last Plastic Bag | Elmwood High School |
| Top 10 | Akita | How Attractive is Your Garbage? | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| Top 10 | Nathan | Garbage Grabbing Hike Club | The King’s School |
| Top 10 | Aries | Eco-Games | Swan Valley Regional Secondary School |
| Top 10 | Komal | Odd Recycling | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| Top 10 | Tricia | Wrapping Up the Situation | Munroe Junior High |
2019 Winners
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 13, 2019.
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Colin, Joryn, Donovan, Riley | Pilot Mound Rain Gardens | Pilot Mound Collegiate Institute |
| 2 | $900 | Nicholas | OILaway | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 3 | $800 | Jenn | Brushing Away the (Plaque)stics | Warren Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Sarah | Removing the Stains that Microplastics Create | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 5 | $600 | Hannah | It’s Bloody Brilliant! | Warren Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Kathy | Recycling Program at the YMCA East-Kildonan Branch | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Veronica | Educational Butterfly Garden | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 8 | $400 | Gabrielle | An Independent Greenhouse | École Edward Schreyer School |
| 9 | $350 | Katelyn | Phones- We All Have One! | Warren Collegiate |
| 10 | $300 | Tim | The Green New Deal | Westwood Collegiate |
2018 Winners
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 28, 2018
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Noah | Parkland Greenway- Grass Planting | W.C. Miller Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Xavier | A Day in the Life of Netley-Libau Marsh | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 3 | $800 | Jenna | Making Beauty Sustainable | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 4 | $700 | Lhili | The Ecological Impact of Batteries | Westwood Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Chinemerem | Informative Watershed Video Game | Miles Macdonnel Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Hannah | Boyne River Curriculum | Carman Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Alexander & Faouzia | Begging for Air | Carman Collegiate |
| 8 | $400 | Braden, Andres, & Phoenix | Watershed Fest | George Fitton School |
| 9 | $350 | Alex & Tyler | Hockey Sock Tape Replacement | Garden City Collegiate |
| 10 | $300 | Carson & Lyam | #savingourwatershed | George Fitton School |
2017 Winners:
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 29, 2017
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Rebecca | Painting – It Comes Naturally! | Warren Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Nicole | Water Well Wasted | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 3 | $800 | Anna-Marie | Garburating, Not the Green Option We Thought it Was! | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 4 | $700 | Breela | Slam Poetry | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Kennedy | Reducing Greenhouse Gases through Transportation | West Kildonan Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Luke | Purgin’ Sturgeon: Collecting Litter By Canoe in Sturgeon Creek | Westwood Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Erin | Green Waste | Virden Collegiate Institute |
| 8 | $400 | Rebecca | Watersheds Art Mural | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Evan | “In” Salting the Earth | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 10 | $100 | Hannah | Educational Lesson Plan | Carman Collegiate |
| Eprize | $50 | Liam | “Recycle the Present, Save the Future” | Maples Met School |
Check out some of the videos from this year’s finalists!
View the Slam Poetry video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYXoqDoVQQ
View the Recycle the Present, Save the Future video here: https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/dNIvgzPgSXd/?mode=presentation#/
2016 Winners:
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 30, 2016
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Hunter & Alissa | A Watersheds Awareness Dance Show | Westwood Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Marianna | Reducing Paper Use | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 3 | $800 | Katelyn | Eco-friendly Dry Erase Markers | Garden City Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Delaney | Falcon Lake Underwater Cleanup | Westwood Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Laura | Floating Away Eutrophication | Virden Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Madeline | Cleaning up the School | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Sheree | Cigarette Butts | Garden City Collegiate |
| 8 | $400 | Taylor | No Fly Zone | Lord Selkirk Regional Comp. |
| 9 | $350 | Bronwyn | Washing Away Problems in Lake Winnipeg | Lord Selkirk Regional Comp |
| 10 | $300 | Bailey | School Garden and Outdoor Classroom | Carman Collegiate |
2015 Winners:
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 18, 2015
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Anna | Greener Paving | Westwood Collegiate |
| 2 | $900 | Eric & Zachary | Saving our Watershed | Argyle Alternative School |
| 3 | $800 | Nadia & Joe | Replacing Flushers in School Bathroom Toilets | Landmark Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Ashley & Kelsey | The Prevention of Eutrophication & soil erosion | Virden Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Mykyla & Annika | Klimate Kids | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Taylor | Medications: I Don’t Flush | Thomas Greenway Middle School |
| 7 | $450 | Angelica | Looking Good, it just might Kill you | Lord Selkirk Regional Comp. |
| 8 | $400 | Sarah & Sophie | Reducing refills | Garden City Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Ethan & Jake | The New Face of Gardening | Virden Collegiate |
| 10 | $300 | Jared & Richard | Composting, and building a garden | Miles Macdonell Collegiate |
2014 Winners:
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 12, 2014
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Janelle | Fixing the filter | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 2 | $900 | Kailey | Green Learning Proposal | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 3 | $800 | Ruby & Hailey | Whoa! Don’t flush those meds! | Gimli High School |
| 4 | $700 | Erik | Bottle Filling Stations in Hockey Rinks | Garden City Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Bailey & Mack | Erosion control near Harrison Bridge | Virden Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Monique & Jane | Phos-4-us: Creating limestone beaches around Lake Winnipeg | Westwood Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Dean, Zenon & Steven | Wetland Creation | Gimli High School |
| 8 | $400 | Selina | Floods in the Assiniboine Watershed | Virden Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Chelsea | Preventing injuries | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 10 | $250 | Stacey & Tristan | Plant Trees | Southeast Collegiate |
2013 Winners:
The final presentations were at the Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on April 20, 2013
| GRADES 7-12 CATEGORY | ||||
| Final Place | Award | Student Name(s) | Proposal Name | School |
| 1 | $1,000 | Amber | Greener School Supplies | Lord Selkirk Regional |
| 2 | $900 | Lenina | Toilet Buddy Town | Nellie McClung Collegiate |
| 3 | $800 | Landis | The Development of a Rain Garden to Filter the Assiniboine River | Westwood Collegiate |
| 4 | $700 | Ming | Implementation of Advanced Integrated Wastewater Pond Systems |
Fort Richmond Collegiate |
| 5 | $600 | Lane Kaylee Brook |
Oh So Clean | Hamiota Collegiate |
| 5 (tie) | $600 | Dag Jason |
Project Bottle 2012 | Transcona Collegiate |
| 6 | $500 | Shailyn Jacquelyn Jenny |
Reusable Bags | Hamiota Collegiate |
| 7 | $450 | Austin | Save the Stinkin’ Slough | Thomas Greenway Middle School |
| 8 | $400 | Emma | Rain Gardens and Brochures | Virden Collegiate |
| 9 | $350 | Dwight Kennedy Tory |
Automatic Taps | Southeast Collegiate |
| 10 | $250 | Katya Emily |
Vegetation Restoration | Oak Lake Community School |
Student’s won cash for themselves and a matching cash prize for their school.