News Staff

Northlands Primary School student Nailah Chimbi has won the 2017 Belco Bird Kite Safety Poster competition.

The year-two student and her class were invited to the company’s headquarters, where Belco Bird presented her with the grand prize — a $500 donation that will be used to benefit her class.

Nailah also received a handcrafted Bermuda kite made by Belco electrical fitter Corrie Dillas.

Her artwork was chosen as the Best Kite Safety Message Overall out of 226 posters sent in by other local primary one and primary two students.

Entries were judged according to their year level in the categories of “Best Safety Message” and “Most Beautiful”.

Posters were also selected from each school and grade, with all individual winners to receive a certificate for their efforts. These can be collected at Belco’s Head Office on Serpentine Road.

All posters will be displayed in Belco’s lobby until April 28. Winners and the public are encouraged to stop by and view them anytime between 9am and 5pm.

The art competition is part of Belco’s 29-year-old annual Kite Safety Campaign to promote safe kite making and flying.

In February and March, the Belco Kiteman, Chris Alves, and Torika Cholmondeley of Belco’s Safety Department and Deana Bailey of External Relations and Corporate Communications visited more than 1,300 primary one and primary two students to give the Belco Bird Kite Safety Presentation and Electrical Safety Demonstration.

The Kite Safety Campaign ends on Good Friday, when the Belco Bird will visit safe kite flying locations around the island.

• Visit www.Belco.bm and Belco’s Facebook page to find out where Belco Bird will be on Good Friday.

Individual poster competition winners are listed below:

Bermuda High School:

Year 2 — Alyssa Cunha (Most Beautiful)

Harrington Sound Primary:

Year 2 — Dante James-Rawlins (Most Beautiful))

Heron Bay Primary:

Year 1 — Osheah Douglas (Most Beautiful)

Year 1 — Lynden Bean (Best Safety Message)

Francis Patton Primary:

Year 2 — Jace Cross (Most Beautiful)

Mount Saint Agnes Academy:

Grade 1 — Jocelyn Teuling (Most Beautiful)

Grade 1 — Brandon Cunha (Best Safety Message)

Northlands Primary:

Year 1 — K’lyn White (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — Hailey Oduovi (Best Safety Message)

Port Royal Primary:

Year 2 — T’aunah Smith (Most Beautiful)

Purvis Primary:

Year 2 — Anyssa Coley (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — Alexis Sousa (Best Safety Message)

Saltus Cavendish:

Year 2 — Isobel Williams (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — Chase McCrimmon (Best Safety Message)

Somerset Primary:

Year 1 — Cruz Harvey (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — Seri Fisher (Best Safety Message)

Warwick Academy:

Year 2 — Mila Medeiros (Best Safety Message)

West End Primary:

Year 1 — Rhe’O Simmons (Most Beautiful)

Year 1 — Russon Bailey (Best Safety Message)

Year 2 — Aerial Williams (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — Keina Parris (Best Safety Message)

West Pembroke Primary:

Year 1 — Kaiya Lightbourn (Best Safety Message)

Year 2 — Imani Jackson (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 — T’Mia Williams (Best Safety Message)