2018 Ambassador Award Program

Ambassador Award students were chosen from across the province at the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador's Regional Heritage Fairs. A part of the Honour 100 program, the Ambassador Award recognizes exceptional Heritage Fair projects on WWI topics.

Students at the royal canadian leigon on june 27, 2018 before depearting ro follow the Trail of the Caribou.

2018 Ambassador Award Recipients

Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Benjamin Roberts, MacDonald Drive Jr. High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Emma Lucas, Amalgamated Academy
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Evan Natsheh, St. Paul's Jr. High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Jillian Coder, Holy Trinity High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Liam Power, Frank Roberts Jr. High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Luke Brockerville, Gonzaga High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Makayla Spence-Kelly, Baccalieu Collegiate
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Rebecca Johannsson, Gonzaga High
Avalon Regional Heritage Fair: Shakira Rice, Frank Roberts Jr. High
Central Regional Heritage Fair: Colby Parsons, Smallwood Academy
Central Regional Heritage Fair: Lauren Jackson, Smallwood Academy
Central Regional Heritage Fair: Taylor Kelly, Smallwood Academy
French School Board Heritage Fair: Brooke LeDevehat, Ecole Rocher-du-Nord
French School Board Heritage Fair: Maggie Barter, Ecole Sainte-Anne
Labrador Regional Heritage Fair: Chole Campbell, William Gillett Academy
Vista Regional Heritage Fair: Hannah Bannister, Tricentia Academy
Western Regional Heritage Fair: Emily O'Quinn, St. Peter's Academy
Western Regional Heritage Fair: Kyle Pike, St. Peter's Academy
Western Regional Heritage Fair: Taylor Cave, Hampden Academy

Student ambassadors from the west coast and chaparone Ms. Pittman-Baker at the Fighting Newfoundlander monument at Bowring Park in St. John’s.

Premier Dwight Ball meeting with the ambassadors at St. John’s internation airport before boarding the flight to Europe.

Students as wreath carriers and layers at Amien’s Cathedral in France.

Kyle Pike, one of the ambassadors as a wreath carrier at Amiens Cathedral.

Students Kyle Pike, Emily O’Quinn and Liam Power with Permire Dwight Ball at the Newfoundland War Memorial Park in Beaumont-Hamel in France.

The bronze caribou monument at the Newfoundland War Memorial Park in Beaumont-Hamel.

The student ambassadors with Lieutenant Govener Judy Foote in Beaumount-Hamel.

Student Ambassadors with Preimer Dwight Ball in front of the bronze caribou monument in Beaumont-Hamel

Students in front of a plauqe dedacated to the Newfoundland soliders who fought at Beaumont-Hamel

A montument in Beaumont-Hamel honuoring the 51st Highland Divison

Ambassador Maggie Barter, at the gravesite of a Newfoundland solider.

The bronze Caribou monument in Gueudecourt.

Student Ambassadors at the bronze caribou monument in Gueudecourt.

A monument at a British cemetery.

Gravesites at a British cemetery.

The bronze Caribou monument in Kortrijk (Courtai)

Students at a ceremony to mark Sgt. Tommy Ricketts Victoria Cross action with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment’s during Battle of Ledeghem, Beligum 100 years ago.

Students at wreath bearers at the Tommy Ricketts memorial.

100 years after Tommy Ricketts fought at the Battle of Ledeghem a memorial dedicaded to him opened June 30th 2018.

The memorial ceremony at Hawthrone Crater.

The broze Caribou statue in Masnieres.

Student Shakira Rice as a wreath bearer in Masnieres.

The Vimy ridge memorial in France

Members of the pilgrimage, including the Ambassadors, at Vimy Ridge.

The student ambassadors at Vimy Ridge in France.

The bronze Caribou statue in Monchy-le-Preux.

The Ambassador Award is a joint initiative of the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation through the Honour 100 Program, and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.