Burnaby student Sarah Savic-Kallesoe has her sights set 60,000 metres above Earth.
The 15-year-old Byrne Creek Secondary student is ranking high in a worldwide Metro News contest, where the grand prize is trip to space valued at $100,000. Contestants submit applications and garner votes online.
The winner gets a one-hour flight at 60,000 metres above Earth and will go through two days of training to prepare for the weightlessness.
Sarah submitted a poem, called Keep This Beauty Intact, about creating environmental awareness.
Her submission was ranked 14th for Canada (excluding Quebec), and at press time she had 12,962 votes. To see her submission, go to http: //bit.ly/ GY8TAG.
STUDENT FILM FEST
Burnaby's student representatives are holding a film festival this April to raise money for charity.
The district student advisory council is organizing the Burnaby Schools Film Festival, featuring multimedia creations from local students based on the theme: Burnaby: Who We Are.
The festival is on Wednesday April 4, at 7 p.m. in the Michael J. Fox Theatre at Burnaby South Secondary.
Tickets are $7 each or two for $12, and the goal is to raise $3,500.
Proceeds go to Pacific Assistance Dogs Society, which trains dogs to help people with hearing impairments or mobility challenges. To get tickets, email dsacfilmfest2012@ gmail.com.
TRIP TO AFRICA
There's also a fundraiser on at Cariboo Hill Secondary to help sent student Allison Graham on a volunteer trip to Kenya to help build a school.
The fundraiser will showcase live music, theatre and poetry. The event is Thursday, April 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at Cariboo Hill, at 8580 16th Ave.
Tickets are $7 for students, $10 for adults. Email [email protected] or call 604-522-4351 for tickets.
FREE BOOK
We have a few more books to give away, so keep your eyes on this column. This week, I have a copy of Yesterday's Dead, by Pat Bourke.
This one is geared towards young readers and is set at the end of the First World War.
Thirteen-year-old Meredith, whose dream is to become a teacher, must leave her small town to help support her family by working as a servant, when the Spanish Flu epidemic hits.
The first person to email me with Yesterday's Dead in the subject line gets the book. You have to pick it up at our office, from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ORGAN DONATION
A correction is in order for the interview we ran on Friday, March 23, with Cecilia Ferreira, also known as Miss Teen Burnaby. The beauty pageant contestant said she was working with the Organ Transplant Society to raise awareness about the issue, but the correct name of the group is the B.C. Transplant Society.
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