Manitoba students awarded for showing importance of safe work through videos, posters

Lily Lagiewka from Sturgeon Heights Collegiate won first place in this year’s poster category of the contest.

SAFE Work Manitoba, a division of the Workers Compensation Board, has announced the winners of its annual Norm the Safety Contest.

The annual contest invites high-school students across the province to use creativity to show young Manitobans how to “Make Safety the Norm”.

“Once again Manitoba’s students impressed us with their creativity and knowledge of safe work practices with this year’s submissions,” said Dave Kramer, vice-president, SAFE Work Manitoba. “We congratulate all winning students and thank them for their commitment to teaching their peers about safety in the workplace.”

The winning videos

First place: Kitchen safety video

Sisler students Caryl Jazz Cruz, Ethan Langit, Sean Monfero and Evan Rivard ​took first place in our Norm the Safety Contest – Make Safety the Norm, for their video, Distractions: How to Prevent Hand and Finger Injuries. They will share a $2,500 prize, while Sisler will receive a $1,000 award.

Second place: Kitchen safety

From Swan Valley Regional Secondary School, students Calli Goethe, Addison Hunt and Allison Playford will share a prize of $1,500, with another $1,000 going to the school for their video Kitchen Safety.

Third place: Safety in the kitchen

Jancis Aguilar and Shawn Villarino from Sisler High School will receive a $1,000 prize for their video Safety in the Kitchen, and her school will receive $1,000 for the third place finish.

Winning posters

First place: Safe Manitoba

Lily Lagiewka from Sturgeon Heights Collegiate won first place in this year’s poster category of the contest. She will receive a $2,500 prize for her creative poster Safe Manitoba, and her school will receive $1,000.

Lily Lagiewka from Sturgeon Heights Collegiate won first place in this year’s poster category of the contest.

Second place: Being safe with knives is a big dill

From École secondaire Neelin High School, student Matias Rondoy placed second in the 2023 contest for his poster Being Safe with Knives is a Big Dill. Matias will receive a prize of $1,500, with another $1,000 going to his school.

Third place: Safe Manitoba

Franz Bulawan from Sturgeon Heights Collegiate will receive a $1,000 prize for his poster Safe Manitoba, and his school will receive $1,000 for the third place finish.

This is the third year in a row that students from Sisler are taking home the top prize in the Norm contest. They are assigned the contest as a project for the CREATE program, an entertainment arts training program located at the school.

“We’re honoured to have our students’ video work recognized by SAFE Work Manitoba, said Jon Dyck-Lyons, CREATE Teacher, Sisler High School.

“Storytelling is at the heart of what we teach, and spreading awareness about safety in the workplace is best done through story – the events and emotions that impact us all, as audiences and employees.”