Students from Queneesh, Aspen Park and Lake Trail were first-place winners of the 2023-2024 Minecraft Challenge: Comox Valley Adventurescape: Theme Park Edition.

This year, students were tasked with designing a theme park that encapsulates the essence and magic of the Comox Valley while showcasing environmental responsibility.

Participants demonstrated remarkable creativity, with projects ranging from Silas' 鈥淪almonland鈥� near Lewis Park to the Huband Park students' solar- and rain-powered 鈥淎mooosement Park.鈥� Lake Trail students amazed with roller coasters on Mount Washington, and Cumberland students impressed with a Cumberland Coal Mine Theme Park.

The competition was fierce, and our talented students rose to the challenge.

The winners are as follows:

Primary Level:

鈥� 1st Place: Chloe Guan, Mila Guan, and Kamsi Ofong - Queneesh Elementary

鈥� 2nd Place: Daxon Quin, Morley Marks, Connor Guest, Jack Scott, and Jesse Rennison - Miracle Beach Elementary

鈥� 3rd Place: Ryah Helander and Aubrey Ghory - Aspen Park Elementary

鈥� Class Pizza Party: Rebecca McCubbin's class - Aspen Park Elementary

Intermediate Level:

鈥� 1st Place: Silas Wurts - Aspen Park Elementary

鈥� 2nd Place: Nico Gibson, Silas Mathieson, and Kingston Joly - Cumberland Elementary

鈥� 3rd Place: Colin Armstrong, Alfred Darlow, Cash Cunnigham, Ethan Lee, Ossian Arthur, and Kai Bulman-Fleming - Huband Park Elementary

鈥� Class Pizza Party: Jennifer Yager's class - Lake Trail Middle School

High School Level:

鈥� 1st Place: Landon Woods, Rytten Johnson, Artem Halinskyi, and Cypress Dixon - Lake Trail Middle School (Teacher: Tyler Merritt)

鈥� 2nd Place: Hudson Jaynes, Gracen Lewis, Liam Maguire, Colby Woolgar, and Xavier Rendell - Lake Trail Middle School

鈥� 3rd Place: Jacob Rosner, Lucas Price, Jethro Ed Lining, and Bowen Shaw - Lake Trail Middle School

鈥� Class Pizza Party: Tyler Merritt's class - Lake Trail Middle School

Congratulations to all the winners and participants for their outstanding contributions and creativity in this year's Minecraft Challenge; hard work and innovative ideas have brought the Comox Valley to life in the digital world and have set a shining example of environmental stewardship for all.