What the Queen Means to Me winners.
Students from Sooke schools took part in an essay contest
The winners of “What the Queen means to Me” pose with their certificates at the Sunday’s Sooke Region Museum open house.
From left to right, Sara Gilbert-Bernard, Katrina Gilbert-Bernard, Raven Van Netten, Carly Duncan, Charlotte Dawson-Whisker, Josie Dawson, Isabella Dawson-Whisker and Mert Kilic.
The contest was sponsored by the Sooke News Mirror, the Sooke Region Museum, and the Rotary and Lions Clubs.
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