INUVIK - More than 120 cultural projects were on display at Sir Alexander Mackenzie school last week.

The second Historica Fair was held last Thursday in the school gym.

Evan Lemieux, left and Tyson Ruben-Butcher placed first for their project on the traditional game "napaatchuk." The game uses a small, pointed object that must stand upright on a surface. - Dez Loreen/NNSL photo Winners Grade 4 division Karly King-Simpson Ashlyn Hendrick Sumaiyah ShahaGrade 5 division Hailey Verbonnac Alison McDonald Damian Kayotuk Honourable mention Orion Donovan Grade 6 division Evan Lemieux/ Tyson Ruben-Bucher Caroline Kaufman Leah Bodnar-McLeod

Co-ordinating teacher Jerry Woolridge said the fair had a good turnout of projects and community involvement.

"We had over 120 projects on display, which is a great improvement over last year," said Woolridge.

"There was a buzz going around the school as we were approaching the fair, so it was pretty successful."

Woolridge said that any topic that was Canadian was fair game.

"It's all under the umbrella of the Canadian Historica Society," he said.

The event is nation-wide. Schools will have fairs, and winning projects advance to regional and provincial events.

"We will have students that will represent us at the regional fair later this year," said Woolridge.

Getting judges from the community was challenging, said Woolridge.

"We got people from the community to come in and judge the projects, which took a while," he said.

"The judges were here all morning."

Woolridge said the students were able to work on their projects at school and at home.

"They would bring in their projects and we could help them with some direction or advice," he said.

"It was good for feedback. It's good to see that dialogue between the teachers and students."

Matthew Skinner did his project on the Dawson City Nuggets, a hockey team that made the trip to Ottawa to play in the Stanley Cup tournament against the Ottawa Silver Seven in 1905.

"It took them over 23 days to get there and they traveled over 4,000 miles," said Skinner.

Skinner was partnered with Christian Van Vliet.

Skinner said he got the idea for the project from his father, who is a hockey fan.

"He knows a lot about hockey, he told us about the Nuggets. We liked them and did the project," he said.

Nicole Verbonac's focus was on a military tank used in the Second World War. Her project won first place in the Grade 5 division.

"I wanted to participate in this fair because I came in third place last year," said Verbonac.

"My great uncle George Irwin was an operator for the tank, which is why I chose it."

Verbonac said she got a lot of information from him about the tank and how it was used.

"I found a lot of information on the Internet, with help from my mom," she said.

Verbonac said the tank was made in the United States, then it went to England. From there, it went into Germany and it now rests in Canada.

"I think it's important because it helped during the war, my uncle was in the tank and is still alive," said Verbonac.

"It was the only tank not destroyed during the war."

The tank is currently located in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ont.