Third-grade student Xyrena Medrano’s pencil drawing depicts the well-known Belgian battlefield of the First World War and titular inspiration of veteran John McCrea’s poem, Flanders Fields.
For her submission to the Legion contest’s provincial category, the Langford Legion’s president Norm Scott and ways and means chair Bea LeBlanc awarded Medrano a certificate and cheque of $150 on Wednesday .
The provincial award was laboriously scrutinized for its sentiment and the visuals used to convey it, Scott said.
Medrano’s father, Josh Ofiaza, has been with the Canadian military for two-and-a-half years.
The Legion’s Poster and Literary Contests are put on Canadawide to support youth education while promoting remembrance, which Scott told the class is especially important today.