2015 Young Citizens Winners

The Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (HSA) is pleased to announce Katie Kelly of Long Beach and Nicholas Edwards of St. John’s as the winners of the 2015 Young Citizens video contest. Nicholas and Katie will be traveling to Ottawa in October as the Newfoundland and Labrador representatives at Canada’s History National Youth Forum.

Click below to watch the winning student videos

Katie Kelly
Long Beach, Vista Regional Heritage Fair
"The Resilient Newfoundland and Labradorian"

Nicholas Edwards
St. John's, Avalon Regional Heritage Fairs
"My Two Great-Grandfathers - 100 Years Ago - In Their Footsteps"

Eleven Young Citizens contestants were chosen from across the province at the HSA’s regional Heritage Fairs. The students created dynamic videos on their Heritage Fair topic, under the guidance of the regional coordinators. The videos were then voted upon online by the public and scored by a panel of judges. Katie and Nicholas are two of 26 students from across the country who will be travelling to Ottawa as Young Citizens.