Students get hands-on experience at cardboard boat races

Over 200 students in junior and senior high schools across southern Alberta took part in the Sail & Bail cardboard boat building challenge held by Career Transitions.

The fun yet wet competition was held at the University of Lethbridge Wednesday to test students’ practical skills. The teams built a cardboard boat to test them in races and weight challenges.

The organizers say the event, in its 21st year, is often some of the most memorable moments from their school experience.

Landon Hickok

Landon is a recent graduate of the Radio and Television program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton. He previously obtained a diploma for Christian Ministries at Home Church Bible College in Red Deer, Alberta. For years since, he worked on church media with Home Church and later with City Life church in Leduc, Alberta, working on event live-streams and video productions. At NAIT, he was part of the student-run NAIT NewsWatch news program. He led topics ranging from school athletics to local news and international headlines such as the October 7 attack in Israel in 2023. Outside of news, he spent internships in Edmonton sports with the Oilers of the NHL and the Stingers of the CEBL. Now in Lethbridge, he’s here to produce stories to help inform all and to honour Jesus Christ with his work.

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