Aspiring photographers or videographers take note.
Snapping pictures or taking video could be the ticket to healthier schools in the Shuswap.
School District #83 is hosting a contest asking students for their ideas on healthy living.
Open to all middle and high school students, the Health is Wealth contest asks for students to produce video or photo presentations showing what health means to them and what is healthy about their school and what is not.
Students are encouraged to be creative and topics could range from healthy eating, physical activity, inclusion, diversity — anything that contributes to a healthy school environment.
School winners receive $500 to put towards a health project for their school, and will have a chance to compete for the district-wide prize of an additional $400.
All entries must be submitted by March 8 and include the school, names of participants and their contact information in the credits.
Projects can be uploaded to moodle2.sd83.bc.ca.
The school winners will also attend a student health forum on April 17, where students from each school will work together to create a student health project that will assist their school in becoming a healthier place to be.
More information on the contest is available on the school district website located at www.sd83.bc.ca, on Facebook at healthiswealthcontest or by emailing Laura Paiement, the healthy schools co-ordinator, at lpaiemen@sd83.bc.ca.