Winners of this year’s competition „We own the sky 2012” really gladly have returned from the international space camp in Huntsville, Alabama, the USA. Organizers of the competition asked to an interview both of the winners. Here is the interview with the winner among boys, Raimonds Munčs from Daugavpils.

Here you can see pictures from the camp taken by Raimonds, as well as video made by him.

Article published in the newspaper Latgales laiks on June 12, 2012

Pupil of the Daugavpils State Gymnasium, form 12, Raimonds Munčs, due to victory in the competition of the Ventspils High Technology Park, “We own the sky”, will go to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in July.

Egita Terēze Jonāne:

On Thursday, April 26, awarding ceremony taking place at the Children’s Science Center Z(in)oo in Cēsis concluded the competition “We own the sky 2012” organized by the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP) and Ministry of Education and Science. This year Latvia at the space camp in the USA will be represented by Raimonds Munčs from Daugavpils and Annija Korpa from Riga.

Organizer of the competition „We own the sky” the Ventspils High Technology Park has published on the Internet all works submitted this year. We are calling to get acquainted with the works and choose your favourite one!Photo: One of the works of this year „Parade of planets”. Author of the work is pupil from Riga Hansa secondary school Niks Peredistrijs.

Works of the „We own the sky 2012” can be seen here: Competition works!

In total 49 works were submitted for the competition „We own the sky” of the year 2012. The competition works are alphabetized and can be seen here:

On April 2, submission term of the competition’s „We own the sky 2012” works ended; in total there were 49 works received and submitted by 45 Latvian pupils (several participants of the competition have prepared two works). Overall 31 girl and 14 guys strive for an opportunity to get to U.S. Space & Rocket Center and participate in the “International Space camp” this summer.

The organiser of the competition „We own the sky 2012” the Ventspils High Technology Park this year has attracted more partners and supporters thus allowing information about the competition spread more widely. Also a special competition poster has been created, and it will travel to 350 Latvian schools.

This year the competition has gained an image of more active event by attracting such partners and supporters as portal draugiem.lv, radio SpinFM, Children’s Science Center Z(in)oo, portal E-klase, magazine Ilustrētā Junioriem

The competition in 2012 was held for the third year in turn. The organizers – the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the RL, IdeaHouse Events, and Children’s Science Center Z(in)oo invited all active Latvian pupils to take this great opportunity and get to the international space camp in the USA.