Provincial Heritage Fair

Congratulations to all who took part 
in the 2025 Provincial Heritage Fair!

The event featured 60 students from across the province and their projects on diverse
heritage topics of local, provincial, and national significance.

2025 Provincial Heritage Fair Award Winners:

Archives Award: Claude Morin (Alyanne Sirois) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Mixed Media Award: Dinosaur Provincial Park (Pranesh Pusuluri) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Innovation Award: Elijah McCoy: Gears, Grit, & Glory (Miraaj Mohammed & Rimsha Rafiulla) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Historical Thinking Award: Souris Valley Mental Hospital (Kendyl Johnston & Brityn Palmer) (Gr. 8, Fillmore)

SK Heritage Foundation Award: Your Community Builder: Pioneer Co-op (Ellise Dyrland) (Gr. 8, Kyle)

2025 Celebrating Canada Award: Great Canadian Baking (Porscha Tomyn) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

SK Genealogical Society Family History Award: Luck, Skill, & Miracles: How Two People Survived a Plane Crash (Sloane Willner) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

SK Archaeological Society Prize: Patterns in Time: Indigenous Beading through the Years (Enakshi Dwivedi) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The winners of the Archives, Mixed Media, Innovation, and Historical Thinking Awards will each receive a bursary cheque of $500 as well as the plaque that was awarded at the ceremony.

The winners of the SK Heritage Foundation Award, the 2025 Celebrating Canada Award, and the SK Genealogical Society Family History Award will each receive a bursary cheque of $150 as well as the plaque that was awarded at the ceremony.

The SK Archaeological Society Prize will be mailed to the winner directly from the SK Archaeological Society. The winner also received an additional book prize.

Top Ten:

Top Score: Elijah McCoy: Gears, Grit, & Glory (Miraaj Mohammed & Rimsha Rafiulla) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Runner-up Score: Your Community Builder: Pioneer Co-op (Ellise Dyrland) (Gr. 8, Kyle)

Top Ten (#3-10):

• Souris Valley Mental Hospital (Kendyl Johnston & Brityn Palmer) (Gr. 8, Fillmore)
• John McCrae (Regina Macapia & Elena Okomanyi) (Gr. 5, Regina)
• Patterns in Time: Indigenous Beading through the Years (Enakshi Dwivedi) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• Luck, Skill, & Miracles: How Two People Survived a Plane Crash (Sloane Willner) (Gr. 8, Davidson)
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Brianne Bell) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• The Titanic (Sawyer Chubey) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
• The Red Paperclip (Harli Raiwet) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)
• Shona & Yoruba Cultures (Samantha Mazhandu & Goodnews Olabode) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Top Ten will receive certificates in addition to the book prizes received at the ceremony. The Top Score & Runner-up Score also received additional book prizes.

Special congratulations to all our Award winners! We had many wonderful projects this year.

We also thank everyone who participated in the 2025 Virtual Heritage Fair, the Regional Heritage Fairs in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Regina, and the inaugural Yorkton Community Heritage Fair. Congratulations to all for having the courage to share your research, storytelling, and art with us! Check out the Virtual Heritage Fair projects, if you haven't already!

2025 Provincial Heritage Fair - Finalists:

All of the Provincial Heritage Fair finalists are listed here by grade level and then alphabetically by title:

• Claude Morin (Alyanne Sirois) (Gr. 4, Regina)
• Kevin Pee-Ace (Ramona Boyer) (Gr. 4, Kyle)
• The Red Paperclip (Harli Raiwet) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)
• The Uses of UAV in Green Technologies (Jack Le & Tristan Saundh) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
• Emily Carr (Kaitlyn Dyck & Victoria Dyck) (Gr. 4 & 6, Churchbridge)
• Canadian Lynx (Evangeline Michel) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• Gordie Howe (Mary Elash) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• Hayley Wickenheiser (Emma Madsen) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• Hungarian Foods (Scarlett Chewka) (Gr. 5, Stockholm)
• Insulin (Payton Johnson) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• John McCrae (Regina Macapia & Elena Okomanyi) (Gr. 5, Regina)
• Smoking Hills (Clark Willoughby) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• Terry Fox (Ethan Andre) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• The Arctic (Vienna Dietrich & Kaybree Kleemola) (Gr. 5, Regina)
• The Evolution of the Canadian Flag (Zane Louise Marasigan) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
• The Lightbulb (Sarah Jackson & Oriah Ulmer) (Gr. 5, Regina)
• The Titanic (Sawyer Chubey) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
• Tim Horton's (Sahara Langomez & Ceana Smythe) (Gr. 5, Regina)
• Canadarm 1 (Mitakshi Dhanda) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
• Canadian Dogsledding (Bentley Chelack) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)
• Cardiac Pacemaker (Victoria Roy) (Gr. 6, Weyburn)
• Elijah McCoy: Gears, Grit, & Glory (Miraaj Mohammed & Rimsha Rafiulla) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
• Girl Guides of Canada (Kate Heffernan & Sarah Heffernan) (Gr. 6, Regina)
• RCMP (Logan Dempster) (Gr. 6, Regina)
• The Canadian Football League (Damryn Lafontaine) (Gr. 6, Stockholm)
• Tim Horton's (Alex Demoskoff & Lincoln Magnus) (Gr. 6, Caronport)
• Tim Horton's (Gurnoor Kaur) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
• Canadian Music (Denise Romero) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• Cardiovascular Disease (Swathi Suresh Kumar) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)
• Dinosaur Provincial Park (Pranesh Pusuluri) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)
• Patterns in Time: Indigenous Beading through the Years (Enakshi Dwivedi) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• Shona & Yoruba Cultures (Samantha Mazhandu & Goodnews Olabode) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• The Famous Five & the Persons Case (Enny Fanawopo & Julienne Quintos) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• The Making of Modern Quebec (Jedidiah Agwaziam) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Brianne Bell) (Gr. 7, Regina)
• Canada's Wonderland (Sydney Purse) (Gr. 8, Regina)
• Canola (Honoria Childs) (Gr. 8, Rouleau)
• Cardiac Pacemaker (Camryn Krauss) (Gr. 8, Rouleau)
• Chanie Wenjack (Jayne Shaw) (Gr. 8, Davidson)
• Children's Entertainment (Julianne Blase & Janea Javier) (Gr. 8, Regina)
• Come From Away (August Wiebe) (Gr. 8, Clavet)
• Creation of Canada (David Kuponiyi) (Gr. 8, Regina)
• Great Canadian Baking (Porscha Tomyn) (Gr. 8, Davidson)
• L'histoire de Banff et la création des parcs nationaux au Canada (Amelia Schmid) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon) 
• L'importance de l'agriculture au Canada (Desirae Wruck) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)
• Luck, Skill, & Miracles: How Two People Survived a Plane Crash (Sloane Willner) (Gr. 8, Davidson)
• Souris Valley Mental Hospital (Kendyl Johnston & Brityn Palmer) (Gr. 8, Fillmore)
• Sylvia Fedoruk (Finnley Harrison) (Gr. 8, Regina)
• The South African War (Francois Retief) (Gr. 8, Rouleau)
• Your Community Builder: Pioneer Co-op (Ellise Dyrland) (Gr. 8, Kyle)

Award Winners

Archives Award

Alyanne Sirois (Grade 4, Regina)

Project: Claude Morin [FR]

Historical Thinking Award

Kendyl Johnston & Brityn Palmer (Grade 8, Fillmore)

Project: Souris Valley Mental Hospital

Mixed Media Award

Pranesh Pusuluri (Grade 7, Saskatoon)

Project: Dinosaur Provincial Park

Innovation Award

Miraaj Mohammed & Rimsha Rafiulla (Grade 6, Saskatoon)

Project: Elijah McCoy: Gears, Grit, & Glory

Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation Award

Ellise Dyrland (Grade 8, Kyle)

Project: Your Community Builder, Pioneer Co-op

SK Genealogical Society Family History Award

Sloane Willner (Grade 8, Davidson)

Project: Luck, Skills, & Miracles: How Two People Survived a Plane Crash

2025 Celebrating Canada Award

Porscha Tomyn (Grade 8, Davidson)

Project: Great Canadian Baking

SK Archaeological Society Prize

Enakshi Dwivedi (Grade 7, Regina)

Project: Patterns in Time: Indigenous Beading through the Years

Top Score

Miraaj Mohammed & Rimsha Rafiulla (Grade 6, Saskatoon)

Project: Elijah McCoy: Gears, Grit, & Glory

Runner-up Score

Ellise Dyrland (Grade 8, Kyle)

Project: Your Community Builder, Pioneer Co-op

Top Ten Highest Scores

Various (Grade 6, Various)

Project: Various

Finalists for National Online Heritage Fair Showcase

Various (Grade 6, Various)

Project: Various

More details photos of the above projects, along with others from the event, will be available soon. Check out this news clip from CTV Regina!