Commended

Young Reporter’s for the Environment students launch a litter less project campaign in making Paper Roll Angel decorations for Advent and Christmas

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Jayden Degiorgio, Jurgen Xuereb, Miguel Fenech  for 15-18
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended, Honorable Mention

  Young Reporter’s for the Environment students at St. Margaret College encouraged many Science students to participate in a litter less project campaign in making Paper Roll Angel decorations using ONLY recycled material.



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Maltese students commemorate the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation Camp Day

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Darnoc Mizzi, Grech Carl, Klaydi Borg, Mariema Zahra  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

St. Margaret College Verdala School, Cospicua students commemorate Auschwitz Liberation Camp day while creating awareness amongst students about the atrocities held in the concentration camps of the Nazi Regime.



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A Pro-Life Catholic Irish couple addresses Maltese students who recite the Rosary of the Unborn

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Bonello Owen, Scicluna Raisa  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

A Pro-Life Catholic Irish couple, Carmen and Declan Waters addressed a group of Form 5 students at St. Margaret College Secondary School, Verdala Cospicua holding a talk/discussion in class about the sacred value of human life from its very beginning until its end.



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Maltese students join Missio Malta in aid of the Myanmar missionary campaign

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Cody Parnis, Jake Chetcuti, Maya Nussbaum, Sarah Fiorini  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Every year St. Margaret College Secondary School, Verdala students join Missio Malta in aid of a missionary campaign. This year Missio Malta is inviting Maltese people to contribute to the missionary campaign in aid of Myanmar. St. Margaret College students, together with their teacher Martin Azzopardi sdc, join Missio Malta not only to raise funds in aid of Myanmar, but also to do research about the situation of poverty in Myanmar and offer solutions to the Myanmar government.



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Verdala Queen’s Young Leaders Group commemorate Mental Illness Awareness Week

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Shaun Portelli  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

Mental Illness Awareness Week is commemorated from the 6th till the 12th of October and this year, World Mental Health Day and National Depression Screening Day is commemorated on the 10th of October. On Wednesday October 9, 2019, St. Margaret College Verdala School Queen’s Young Leaders Group assembled with their group founder and teacher, Martin Azzopardi sdc, to raise awareness about mental health among students at school.



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Raising an awareness campaign about breast cancer at school during the Pink October Campaign

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Daishan Psaila, Emerson Bugeja, Jean Vella, Tiernan Fraser  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

St. Margaret College Verdala School Queen’s Young Leaders Group assembled with their group founder teacher, Martin Azzopardi sdc, to launch an awareness campaign research study about breast cancer as part of the Pink Colour Ribbon Campaign. Inspired by the speeches of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, St. Margaret College Queen’s Young Leaders Group highlights the importance of awareness about breast cancer while stressing prevention.



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Applied Science CCP students create awareness about the risks of extra sugar in our daily diets

submitted by St. Margaret College Secondary School Verdala : Bonnici Raiza, Decelis Luca, Knaan Gaze, Zammit Kaylon  for 15-18
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

A group of Applied Science CCP students launched a project to create awareness about the risks of extra sugar in our daily diets. Students found that extra sugar in our daily diets has many negative health effects.



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Fast Fashion

submitted by Sliema St Joseph Senior School : Amy Cassar, Hannah Cachia, Katya Vassallo  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The article discusses the definition of fast fashion and why it is called so. It explains why fast fashion is a topic that needs to be given more attention by highlighting its dangers through an overview of the materials used and the process. Moreover, it looks at a way forward by suggesting what can be done by us as students and the population in general.



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Global Warming is it Real?

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Mirelle Farrugia Hale Bonello  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

The world is affected by global warming. Changes in temperature affect many aspects of our lives. Natural Maltese ecosystems such as Chadwick Lakes are also affected by this concern. Such effects can cause droughts which are a threat to different species living in this valley, including the Maltese frog and the Maltese fresh water crab.



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How can we live a daily life comfortably whilst caring for the environment?

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emily Pace Delicata  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine, school media, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

WRITTEN BY EMILY PACE DELICATA FORM 4 – OUR LADY IMMACULATE SCHOOL The evidence shows that, thanks to human activity, global temperatures are rising at a level which isn’t sustainable for the environment to be able to survive. So what can we actually do? How can we make a difference when it seems like everything has a bad impact on the climate?



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