Newsletter 9 2012—2013

for the environment

Young Reporters

A U NI QU E O PPO RT U NIT Y T O VO IC E YO U R CO NC E RN S AN D GET H EAR D …M AKE U SE O F IT !

Winners 2012—2013

YRE 2012-2013 winners Dear all, Here is the news that everyone was waiting for:- the winners for both the YRE and Wrigley Litterless campaign 2013. There were over 130 entries in all….and choosing the best ones was no easy feat. The judges — coming from different areas and experts from all related spheres — were given the anonymous entries and then submitted their marks according to the normal YRE criteria. The level reached this year was quite high, and if we had a choice we would have sent everything abroad. Unfortunately it is a competition and there had to be a winner, but this does not mean that non winners were not good.

Heartfelt congratulations for all the commitment shown from schools towards the environment. It is very encouraging to see our students reporting so strongly about environmental concerns and proposing their solutions. A big well done to all - especially to the teachers who have given a lot of their free time in these projects. Both the YRE and Wrigley Litterless Campaign winners have now been sent abroad to compete with over 22 countries. International winners will be announced by the end of May 2013. Cross fingers and good luck to all — but, whatever the results, all the work done in Malta is of a very good level. Well done!

Audrey Gauci

YRE National Coordinator

Email: yre@naturetrustmalta.org

National website: www.yremalta.org

International Website: www.youngreporters.org

Mob:79295424

YRE 2012 - 2013 announcements..1

YRE 2013 winners......……...…….2

Wrigley Litterless winners...……...3

Press Kids winners...………….…..4

Wrigley litterless award ceremony.4

Żejtun Eco Centre…………………4

Photos …………………...………..5

YRE Dissemination…………...…..6

Articles 11-14 years 1st place:- Quarry Worry. Michela Noelene Zammit, Dorianne Calleja, Angelica Galea.

St Margaret College, Girls’ Secondary School, Żejtun

2nd place:- Walking for Water. EkoSkola Committee. Gozo College, Girls’ Secondary School, Victoria

3rd place:- Our Magnificent RIA Harbour: Our Rich History is the Result of Our Geography! Franklyn

Baldacchino, Jacopo Mentosa, Ryan Fava, Emerson Vella. St Margaret College, Boys’ Secondary School, Verdala

3rd place:- Modified Earth. Adriel Benito. St Albert College, Valletta

Articles 15-18 years

1st place:- Of Tunnels and Reservoirs: The National Flood Relief Project. Samuel Azzopardi. G.F. Abela Junior

College, Msida

Photos 11-14 years

1st place:- If this Eyesore You cannot Bear...Don’t be Afraid to Care. Yasmin Joy Attard. Our Lady Immaculate

School, Ħamrun

2nd place:- Trees for Streets. Maria Micallef. St Benedict College, Girls’ Secondary School, Tarxien

3rd place:- Nature. Kurt Borg Bonaci. Maria Regina College, Boys’ Secondary School, Mosta

3rd place:- It-Tankijiet fil-Kampanja. Erica Emma Cassar, Chayenne Briffa. St Thomas More College, Girls’

Secondary School, Sta Lucia

Photos 15-18 years

1st place:- Licensed to Kill. Emma Louise Borg. St Benedict College, Girls’ Secondary School, Tarxien

2nd place:- Seagulls. Sebastian Spiteri. De La Salle College, Vittoriosa

3rd place:- Rescued. Sera Camilleri. St Benedict College, Girls’ Secondary School, Tarxien

Videos 11-14 years

1st place:- A Journey to Save the World! Annalise Ebejer and Sarah Mifsud. St Joseph School , Paola

2nd place:- Walk for Water. EkoSkola Committee. Gozo College, Girls’ Secondary School, Victoria

3rd place:- We Can Make a Change! Sonique Borg and Ylenia Fenech. St Joseph School, Paola

Videos 15-18 years

1st place:- Report on Organic Waste Management at Our School. EkoSkola Committee. Archbishop’s Seminary

School, Rabat

2nd place:- Operantes ad Finem. EkoSkola Committee. St Clare College, Boys’ Secondary School, Gżira

Videos 19-21 years

1st place:- The Double Sided Reality. David Ellul, Jean Claude Schembri, Johann Camilleri, Roderick Baldacchino,

Tonio Farrugia. Żejtun Parish Eco Centre

YRE Winners 2012—2013 All entries are now

visible on the local YRE

website:-

www.yremalta.org

under past entries.

Articles 11-14 years

1st place:- The Whole Town’s on Board - Are You? EkoSkola Committee. Gozo College, Victoria Primary

School, Victoria

2nd place:- Heritage in Peril - A Tale of Two Buildings. Andrew Thake. St Edward’s College, Vittoriosa

3rd place:- EkoSkola: What We Did. Mathea Saliba. St Monica School, Gżira

Articles 15-18 years

1st place:- Organic Waste Management. EkoSkola Committee. Archbishop’s Seminary School, Rabat

2nd place:- Litter: If You are Not Part of the Solution You are Part of the Problem...Are You? - Tyrone

Grech, Ryan Pisani Nathan Spiteri, Alessandro D’Amato, Stefano Grech, Jayden Lee Curmi, Charlie Curmi, Dario

Sapiano, Jean Paul Sant. St Theresa College, Boys’ Secondary School, Birkirkara

Photos 11-14 years 1st place :- Where Flowers Don’t Grow. Mattia Agius Muscat. St Edward’s College, Vittoriosa

2nd place:- Suicide Tree. Janice Bugeja, Mariah Attard. St Clare College, Girls’ Secondary School, Pembroke

2nd place:- Batterona Campaign? EkoSkola Committee. Gozo College, Boys’ Secondary School, Victoria

Photos 15-18 years

1st place:- So Goatilicious! Maria Bella Muscat, Yanika Micallef. St Nicholas College, Girls’ Secondary School,

Rabat

2nd place:- Shame Shame Shame! Karl Buhagiar. St Michael’s School, Santa Venera

Videos 11-14 years

1st place:- A Constant Fight - Litter in Malta. Luigi Dimech. St Edward’s College, Vittoriosa

1st place:- The Non-Sticky News. Sephora Scicluna.

3rd place:- Let’s Make the World a Better Place to Live. Jasmine Bartolo. St Joseph School, Paola

Videos 15-18 years

1st place:- Saving Nature in 3 Minutes. Martina Mifsud, Celine Camilleri, Graziella Chetcuti, Angelina Yurieva

Dimitrova. St Margaret College, Girls’ Secondary School, Żejtun

2nd place:- Do’s and Don’ts of Recycling. Nicole Buttigieg. St Margaret College, Girls’ Secondary School,

Żejtun

Videos 19-21 years 1st place:- The Double Sided Reality. David Ellul, Jean Claude Schembri, Johann Camilleri, Roderick

Baldacchino, Tonio Farrugia. Żejtun Eco Centre

Wrigley Litterless Campaign Winners 2012 - 2013

Articles

1st place:- Arbor Day. EkoSkola Committee. St Benedict College, Safi Primary

School

Photos

1st place:- Oil Spill? James Bates. Gozo College, Żebbuġ Primary School

2nd place:- Waste. Ryan Saliba. Gozo College, Żebbuġ Primary School

3rd place:- The Beauty of Nature. Kristina Chirchop. San Ġorġ Preca College,

Paola PrimaryA

Videos

1st place:- The Whole Town’s on Board: Are You? EkoSkola Committee. Gozo College, Victoria Primary

School

1st place:- Show You Care. Do Your Share. EkoSkola Committee. St Monica School, Gżira

Press Kids Winners 2012—2013

Will be held at Xrobb l-Għaġin Park on 5th June 2013. All Wrigley winners will be receiving an official

invitation with all the details.

WRIGLEY AWARD CEREMONY

This year’s local

entries can be viewed on the local website - past entries.

All Wrigley entries can

be viewed on the Wrigley website.

RIP - Fr Eric Overend

On behalf of Nature Trust Malta, we wish to express our condolences to the Zejtun Eco Centre who have

lost their founder — Fr Eric Overend — this

week. Fr Eric was a great believer in the YRE

programme. Last year they submitted their

video and won internationally. This year their

video will also be sent abroad. We wish to

thank Fr Eric for having believed in us. RIP

One of the main areas of judgement is dissemination—which is very important for every young reporter.

Unfortunately not all entries manage to get to the press. This year we had some very positive feedback from

those who sent their projects to local newspapers. St Benedict College GSS Tarxien sent a letter to The

Sunday Times about the litter situation outside their school. The following week the workers were at the

school cleaning up...which shows that the voices of Young Reporters are heard. I encourage all students to

publish and disseminate their work—it will always make a difference!

Dissemination of YRE projects