A team of Wawa students have taken home a medal for their cardboard boat skills.
École secondaire Saint-Joseph's team claimed first place at the Regional Cardboard Boat Race competition in Sault Ste. Marie last week, as their boat travelled 25 metres in 23.4 seconds with capacity to carry a load of 670 pounds.
Made up of Nicolas Lafrenière, Hessel Oosterhof, Mathieu Lafrenière, and Wesley Stewart, that team will continue to the Provincial Cardboard Boat Races in Waterloo in March.
Two teams from École Saint-Joseph in Wawa also finished in the top five at the elementary competition in Marathon at the end of October, one coming in fifth and the other finishing second with a boat that completed the 25-metre course in 22.3 seconds with a load of 462 pounds.
That team will also go to the provincial competition, alongside the gold-medal team from École catholique Georges Vanier in Elliot Lake.