Chairpersons: Spencer Jones 905-925-3261 & Heather Qualtrough 905-983-1066

Committee Members: Anne Cawker, Helen Cartier, Linda Hansen, Gail McKenzie, Christina Kelderman, Michelle McKelvie, lan McKenzie, Julie Plath, Suzanne Robinson, Sharon and David Staples, Andrea Wallis.
Entry Rules:
1. Alll entries must be the work of the exhibitor. Entries must not have been previously shown at this Fair. Entries must have exhibitor tags signed by a teacher or parent who supervised the work.
2. Elementary & High School exhibitors shall enter in grade categories as of June 1st, 2023.
3. No entry shall compete in more than one class and no exhibitor may make more than one entry in any one class.
4. Exhibits may be placed in the arena in the Elementary Section between 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 6th and Thursday, September 7th before 10:00am and remain until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September Fair Board will not be responsible for work left after 5:00pm Sunday.

5. All entries must be entered online with AssistExpo  Exhibitor tags may be picked up at the fair office when you bring in your entries on September 6th or 7th.
6. For any questions or for assistance, call: Spencer Jones 905-925-3261 or email: [email protected].
7. Please follow all restrictions (i.e., size, numbers etc.) carefully and have your exhibitor tags properly filled out and firmly attached in order to avoid being disqualified.
8. Junior exhibitors (17 and under) are exempt from paying a membership fee. Once the Fair Secretary has received entries, a membership number will be assigned and used on the exhibition tags.
Please note: If other things beyond the school prize list are of interest to junior exhibitors (17 and under), please check out the complete Orono Fair Exhibitors Book. Check out areas such as the Pet Show, Culinary Arts, Cultural Expressions, various animal classes, Vegetables & Fruit, Plants &
Flowers, Art, Woodworking, and others.
Parents’ & Teachers’ Note: Please assist your students & observe size restrictions and directives, i.e., printing vs. writing. Individual work only, except in science projects.
ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOL DISPLAYS
*****Space must be reserved**** by emailing Spencer Jones before August 31st
[email protected] or call 905-925-3261. Please leave a message with school and contact name.
1. Display area: Board 8’ by 4’ with table space below.
2. Display of Daily School Work and activities, i.e., printing/ writing, art, posters, crafts, projects etc., special events. What are you doing that makes your school special?
3. Each display must include school name.
4. Pupil’s work entered in any of the elementary school classes for judging are NOT to be included in the actual school display. Teachers or parent assistants may bring student work for judging when you bring your display.
5. Displays do not require that the student completing the work be named, if as a school you wish to display the student’s name, you may.
6. Must be arranged by teachers/helpers on Wednesday Sept 6th before 8:00pm and removed promptly but not before 4:00 pm on Sunday September 10th.
Please note:
2023 Fair Theme: Harvesting Community Connections

Note also: In ALL categories, work may be entered in English or French.
PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN
(Display only; ribbons will be given to exhibitors)

1a. Drawing; theme “Drawing of ME.”
1b. Hand or Footprint art.
2. Creation using, playdough, modeling clay, etc.
3. My favourite craft, (your choice)
4. Decorated paper plate i.e., face, clock, mask etc.
5. Largest Maple Leaf
KINDERGARTEN JR. and SR.

Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
6. Paper bag puppet.
7. Creation or drawing – “FARM ANIMALS”
8. Cut and Paste picture using shapes – not to exceed 30cmx 45cm.
9. Toilet Paper roll creation
10. Create a picture, using shapes (circles, squares etc.)
11. Drawing of “me”
12. Your favourite craft.
13. Creation using Fabric or Yarn.
GRADE 1 and 2
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
14. Grade 1 – Printing in pencil using lined paper:
Hens give eggs.

Pigs give ham.

Cows give milk.

Bees give honey.

Goats give cheese.
Strawberries give jam.

Farms give food.
I’d like some, please!
15. Grade 2 – Printing in pencil using lined paper.
Chickens, kittens, piglets too.

Donkeys, horses, cows that moo.

Fish that swim down in the pond.
Ducklings quacking all day long.

All these things you can see.
If you go to the farm with me.
16a. GRADE 1 – Picture showing contrast e.g., light vs dark, small vs. large.
16b. GRADE 2 – Create a picture (any media) that suggests movement/rhythm or repetition.
17. General Artwork drawing, colouring, painting etc.
18. Child as author – story, journal entry with or without
picture.
19. Make a lamb out of marshmallows, display on a paper plate.
20. Display of fruits and/or vegetables using any modeling media, i.e., modeling clay, plasticene
21. Drawing of ‘ME’
22. Create a card or poster titled “Welcome to The Fair.”
23. Drawn Postcard of Community Helper(s).
24. Any schoolwork not listed.
GRADE 3 and 4
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
25. Grade 3 – Cursive Writing, or Printing in pencil using lined paper:
“Wake,” said the sunshine,

“And creep to the light.”

“Wake”, said the voice
Of the raindrops bright.

The little plant heard

And it rose to see,
What the wonderful,

Outside world might be.
26. Grade 4 – Cursive Writing, or Printing in pencil on lined paper:
When the farmer’s day is done,

In the barnyard, everyone,
The cow says, “Moo!”

The pigeon says, “Coo!”

The sheep says, “Baa!”

The lamb says, “Maa!”
The horse says, “Neigh!I love the hay!”

Then the farmer says, “Goodnight!”

And locks the barn up tight.
27. Social Studies or Science Project (group or individual)
28. Print making – any media – not to exceed 30 cm x 45 cm
29. Create a picture (any media) using only warm colours and/or cool colours
30. A piece of artwork demonstrating “Foreground, Middle ground and Background”.
31. Artwork depicting the style of a particular artist, with the skill and characteristics and the artists name you are trying to portray.
32. Child as author – story or journal entry.
33. Artwork depicting all 4 seasons.
34. 3D creation or model
35. Drawing of ‘ME’.
36. Any schoolwork not listed.
GRADES 5 and 6
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
37. Drawing of ‘ME’ Head to Toe (demonstrate proper pro- portion)
38. An original 3 to 6 frame comic strip.
39. Poster or Project re: Indigenous Focus
40. Cursive Writing (or Printing) in pen or pencil using lined paper:
The Song My Paddle Sings(excerpt) by Emily Pauline Johnson
West wind, blow from your prairie nest,
Blow from the mountains, blow from the west.

The sail is idle, the sailor too;
O! wind of the west, we wait for you.

Blow, blow!
I have wooed you so,
But never a favour you bestow.
You rock your cradle the hills between,

But scorn to notice my white lateen.
I stow the sail, unship the mast:
I wooed you long but my wooing’s past;

My paddle will lull you into rest.
O! drowsy wind of the drowsy west,

Sleep, sleep,
By your mountain steep,
Or down where the prairie grasses sweep!

Now fold in slumber your laggard wings,

For soft is the song my paddle sings.
41. Drawing focusing on the Element of Line
42. Child as author i.e., poetry, a book report, a story etc.
43. Create a design i.e., patterning, transformations, or tessellations.
44. Any project: from subject areas Science, Social Studies,
or French-Group or Individual
45. Any schoolwork not listed.
GRADES 7 and 8
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
46. Draw or paint a picture using repetition of line and/or colour to create rhythm.
47. A pen and ink drawing.
48. Artwork; any medium in the style of a famous artist or art Movement i.e., Van Gogh or Impressionism
49. Drawing of ‘ME’
50. French project, i.e., poster, comic strip, written assignment etc. (Ecrive en Francais)
51. A project “Black History, Black Future”
52. Create a drawing in ‘perspective’ or a scaled image.
53. 3D Creation – any medium
54. Geography or Science assignment: i.e., mapping project, or cell diagram etc.
55. Media Literacy Project: either hard copy or digital, i.e., advertisement in form or commercial, brochure, video etc.
56. Any schoolwork not listed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
High School students should also refer to the complete fair prize list for areas to enter.
57. ART: Grade 9 – 12: Artwork – any media 2D or 3D
58. WOODSHOP: Grade 9 – 12: A small woodworking proj- ect i.e., box, treasure chest etc.
59. Science: project or model: i.e., optical device, model of cell or heart, etc.
60. Project with Indigenous Focus.
61. French project: i.e., scrapbook or another item
62. Fashion/ sewing – small article of sewing i.e., pincush- ion, apron, top, quilt, sock monkey etc.
63: Poetry Composed by student
64. PROJECT: Black History/Black Futures
65. Essay or Book review
66. Poster-LGBTQ+ Focus
67. Media literacy project: Preferably hard copy, may be digital. i.e., power point, commercial etc.
For LLS students only:
68a. artwork
68b. project of choice
CRAFTS AND COOKING
Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
All food items to be displayed on sturdy paper/plastic plates and in a clear plastic bag. Open to Kindergarten to Grade 8. Where there are 8 or more entries, these will be divided into the following grades: K-4 and 5 – 8.
69. Design your own video game cover i.e., Minecraft, Mario Brothers, or an original game etc.
70. 3D item: i.e., paper sculpture or wire, popsicle sticks, soap sculpture etc.
71. Pretzel creation, displayed on a paper plate
72. Creation Zentangle or Mandala
73. Design a bracelet or necklace
74. A homemade kite, may be decorated in any style.
75. 3 to 5 handmade flowers displayed in a container.
76. Decorate a wooden spoon
77. Craft made with coffee filters.
78. Grade K – 4: Origami.
79. Grade 5 – 8: Table Centerpiece using Recycled Items.
80. Inukshuk – Not to exceed 30 cm. in any direction (MUST be securely constructed).
81. Collection of Environmental items attractively arranged and labeled. i.e., leaves, rocks, cones, wildflowers etc.
82. Grade K – 4: Make a Sensory Bottle. Maximum 2-liter bottle.
83. Grade 5 – 8: Make a Sensory Board Maximum size 30cm. x 45cm.
84. Painted Rock
85. Painting not to exceed 30 x 45 cm i.e., landscape, portrait or still life
86. Snowglobe
87. Lego models or similar products: Theme “In the Arena” i.e., fair, sports, beyblades etc. (Note: must be an original design – any use of purchased kits is forbidden). No more than 38cm. in any
direction.
88. A homemade item: i.e., birdfeeder/bird house, Kubcar, doll, stuffed animal, etc.

89. Tie dye a T-shirt.
90. Freestanding or relief Plasticene, playdough or polymer clay sculpture. Theme: Farm animals
91. Build a tractor with candy
92. Your favourite brownies, iced, 2 on a plate.
93. Three cupcakes decorated with Farm Theme
SPECIALS
YOUTH FLOWER COMPETITION
Sponsored by Orono Horticultural Society Prizes: $2.50; $2.25; $2.00; $1.75
94. Branching out- branches or clippings arranged in a jar
95. Started from seed – I grew it!
96. Mobile made from natural Materials
97. Favourite fruit or vegetable painted on a stone
FAIR COMMITTEE SPECIAL
Donated by Gail McKenzie
Prizes: 1st $7.00, 2nd $5.00, 3rd $3.00,
Categories: “Understanding Nature”
98. A poster to illustrate “Act Locally, Think Globally”; Illustrate 5 ways we can each help stop environmental damage (judged on originality of ideas and the quality of art).
99. A poster to illustrate how bees help us.
100. Make An Emergency Car Kit in a shoebox. i.e., safety items, keep busy kit etc.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE SPECIAL
Donated by Margaret Henderson.
Prizes: 1st $7.00, 2nd $5.00, 3rd $3.00.
Gingerbread House, Decorated. (Hint) graham wafers, wafer cookies, pretzel sticks work well.
101) Grades K – 4
102) Grades 5 – 8
APPLE BLOSSOM FLOWERS SPECIAL
Donated by Apple Blossom Flowers, Yvonne Maitland Create a mosaic or creative article from natural
items, i.e.: seeds, cones, pressed flowers etc.
103. Grades K – 4
104. Grades 5 – 8
STUTT’S PHARMACY SPECIAL
Donated by Ray Bishay, Orono Prizes: 1st $7.00, 2nd $5.00. 3rd $3.00. Macramé
105. Grades K-4
106. Grades 5-8
ORONO MASONIC LODGE No.325 SPECIAL
Prize money: 1st $8.00, 2nd $6.00, 3rd $4.00, 4th $2.00 Artwork depicting a “Historic Orono
Landmark” or “A Fair Memory from the Past”. Please title this and/or give a brief explanation.
107. Grades K – 4
108. Grades 5 – 8
109. High School
HIGHEST POINTS AWARD
James Insurance Special
Donated by James Insurance Service Broker, Eleanor Dammant
Prizes: $10.00 for youth with the highest number of points in each of the designated class
divisions. Must have at least 2 winning entries.
110. TOP GIRL
111. TOP BOY