Minister announces winners of "Wireless Wizard" Education Week contest

Kevin Aylward, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, today announced the winners of the "Wireless Wizard" Education Week contest.

"During Education Week 2001, the Special Celebrations Corporation inserted activities in education week kits that were distributed to every school in the province by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association," said Minister Aylward. "The activities related to the "Wireless Wizard" Kite Program, which is a key component of this year's Receiving the World: Celebrating Communications program of events. The activities included things such as a Marconi fact sheet, a question and answer exercise, instructions on how to make kites and kite masks and the "Wireless Wizard" Education Week Contest."

The contest asked students to decode a message written in morse code. Over 500 entries were submitted from students throughout the province and winning entries were drawn at random. "We were very pleased with the level of interest in the contest," added Minister Aylward. "This initiative certainly sparked an interest in the upcoming "Wireless Wizard" Kite Festival and increased the awareness of Marconi's great achievement at the school level, which is an important objective of the Receiving the World program."

The grand prize winner of the Wireless Wizard Education Week Contest is Josh Power, of Millcrest Academy in Grand Falls-Windsor. He will receive an official Receiving the World kite and $50. Contest runners-up include Nathan White of Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School in St. George's, Stefan Matchem of Lake Academy in Fortune, Gage Alexander of St. Michael's Elementary in Stephenville Crossing and Jonathan Bennett of Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School in St. George's. The runners-up will receive Receiving the World t-shirts. 

The "Wireless Wizard" kite program is one of the anchor events of the Receiving The World celebrations. There will be over 100 community kiting events taking place across Newfoundland and Labrador this summer, as communities throughout the province celebrate the spirit of Marconi.


Media contact: Catherina Kennedy, Communications, (709) 729-0928.

2001 04 20                                 10:05 a.m.