The Thames Valley District School Board will be handing out the 37th annual Lawson Literary Awards to students in grades 7 and 8 tonight.
The Thames Valley District School Board will be handing out the 37th annual Lawson Literary Awards to students in grades 7 and 8 tonight.
24 students from across the district including Oxford will be getting an award for the research papers they did on a Canadian topic of interest. Executive Director of the Thames Valley Education Foundation Rena Princess tells Heart FM the papers were done on a wide variety of topics. Several of the written submissions celebrate the contributions of Canadian women, while others address mental and physical health issues. Other student essays share the history of national symbols, such as the Canadian flag and the maple tree, and one entry is written as a letter from the future about the impact of the Keystone XL pipeline. Some of the submissions are accounts of personal experiences, which are supplemented with factual information. For example, Nader from Ashley Oaks Public School wrote about his young friend who is trying to recover from, and live a full life, following treatments for leukemia.
The Lawson Literary Awards have been around since 1978 and are sponsored by the family of the late Colonel Tom Lawson. Each student who wins will get an award plaque, $100 and their story will be published in a bound copy of all Lawson Award winning entries. The award ceremony is happening tonight for the students and their families at the Education Centre in London

3rd Annual Running with the Bulls Shines
Mischief in Tillsonburg is Under Investigation
Upgrades Completed for Woodstock Disc Golf Course
OPP Enforcement for Civic Holiday Weekend
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Anthony Scalisi
Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Charges
EZT Candidate Profile - Don Chowan
Oxford County Requesting Public Input
Norwich Man Charged in Brant County
SPWH Wants You to Know Drinking Risks
Charges Laid after Truck Hits Bridge
Ingersoll Candidate Profile - Mike Tucker
Motorcyclist Killed in Oxford Collision
Tip Tuesday with the Oxford OPP - July 2026
Oxford OPP Briefs - July 28th, 2026
Cat Thrown from Vehicle in Norfolk County
Environment Canada Issues Yellow Watch for Thunderstorms
Oxford Mosquito Traps Tests Positive for West Nile
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Sandeep Sidhu
Comments
Add a comment