Hydro-Québec Expo-Science Outaouais elementary school regional finals come to Aylmer 

Sophie Demers

The 2025 Expo-Science Outaouais regional finals for elementary schools took place on May 16 at South Hull school. The large-scale science competition encourages young students to engage with the scientific process and conduct their own projects.

This event brought elementary schools from across the area whose projects stood out in their local competition. Over 100 visitors, including parents, teachers and members of the public visited the science expo and had a chance to view the 35 student projects that were presented.

The day ended with the award ceremony where many students were awarded for their outstanding projects. Prizes and bursaries worth $900 were distributed to the winners. The awards were presented to the future generation of scientists by Technoscience Outaouais, the organizer of the event.

The Hydro-Québec First Prize, awarded for the best project in the competition, went to École du Grand-Boisé students Charles Olsen and Gaspard Guéroult Elliott for their project entitled “Le Blob c'est quoi au juste?" They also won the gold medal in the Juvénile 3 category.

The silver medal in the Juvénile 3 category went to Arthur Duperre and Xavier Beaule from École du Grand-boisé for their “Nourrir pour grandir!” project. The bronze medal went to Sunny-Ben Bourassa and Samuel Paquette from École Monseigneur Charbonneau for their “Bioluminence” project.

In the Juvénile 2 category, the gold medal went to Clara Fournier and Alexia Lauzon Patry from École Monseigneur Charbonneau for their “Le Soleil” project. Silver was awarded to Héléna Bianchi and Cataleya Grandchamps-Medeiros from École Saint-Cœur-de-Marie for their “Les Fourmis” project. The bronze medal was given for “Les Arbres” by Jolianne Bélisle and Saranna Bert from École Monseigneur Charbonneau.

There were three awards of distinction that were given for four projects:

• Nathaniel Michel and Samuel Thomassin from Trivium Academy for their "La programmation" project;
• “Les atomes” by Carla Nemes and Anna Patrutiu from Trivium Academy;
• Trivium Academy’s Sofia Rosario for her project “Comment l’utilisation du
• téléphone intelligent affecte-t-elle les ados?”;
• Zack Malboeuf from École Saint- Laurent for his project “Les eaux usées”.

Technoscience Outaouais is a non-profit organization that aims to promote science and

technology among young people. The organization is a member of Réseau Technoscience, which offers a variety of programs for students in elementary school and high school.