CARE Summit May 2024

What Was It All About?

The CARE Summit May 2024 included more than 340 students from grades 7-12 who created 115 climate-action projects.

Sixty judges from the public, private, and non-profit sectors selected winning projects based on a variety of social, environmental, and economic factors, potential community impacts, mentor interactions, and the teams’ display and presentation skills.

Overall Winners

Senior (Grades 10-12)

First Place: TRANSIT FOR TEENS - Jade Ha, Haylee Andal - Fulton Secondary School

Second Place: CACTUS CLUB FOOD WASTE - Clara Jolie, Clowie Chatto, Geillan Mace, Tana Foss - Fulton Secondary School

Third Place: BUGS & BLOSSOMS - Jaida Correia, Alex Simms, Makayla Barker - Seaton Secondary School

Overall Winners

Junior (Grades 7-9)

First Place: T-TOTES - Isabell Hull, Claire Weathermon, Rylee Marchand - Seaton Secondary School

Second Place: FROM FOOD TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR SCHOOLS - Jillian Bevan, Brooklynn Schibli, Zoe Milliken, Brielle Baird - Charles Bloom Secondary School

Third Place: RUBBER BOOT GARDEN - Isabelle Pelentsov, Sierra Sidwell - Charles Bloom Secondary School

Category Winners

Nature & Biodiversity: Bugs & Blooms, Seaton Secondary

Agriculture & Food: Vertical Gardens for Urban Living, Vernon Secondary

Energy & Buildings: Solar for VSS, Vernon Secondary

Waste Reduction: Cactus Club Food Waste, Fulton Secondary

Eco-Friendly Transportation: Transit 4 Teens, Fulton Secondary

Human Health & Culture: ReConnect, Seaton Secondary

Student Projects

AIAO (Awaken Inquiry & Adventure Okanagan)

Teachers: Caitlin McMahon, Rob Buchannon

Grades 7-12 Environmental Science, Social Studies, Art

Charles Bloom Secondary School

Teacher: Janine Allen

Grade 8

Fulton Secondary School

Teacher: Connor Podmorrow

Grade 11 Social Studies

Fulton Secondary School

Teacher: Dan Curtis

Grade 11 Social Studies

Fulton Secondary School

Teacher: Emily McDougall

Grades 11 Earth Science, 12 Geology

Fulton Secondary School

Teacher: Janine Arnold

Grades 11 Biology

Fulton Secondary School

Teacher: Melissa Reeves

Grade11/12 English First Peoples

Kalamalka Secondary School

Teacher: Meg Irwin

Grade 10 Foods

Seaton Secondary School

Teacher: Ellen Thomas

Grade 8 Humanities, Grade 12 English First Peoples

Seaton Secondary School

Teacher: Shelby Trenaman

Grade 11 Social Studies

Seaton Secondary School

Teacher: Yvonne Fiala

Grade 8 Humanities (French Immersion)

School District 22 Student Climate Trustees

Teacher: Rhiannon Brunello

Vernon Secondary School

Teacher: Leon Kopy

Grade 12 Sustainable Futures