The News went to Sacred Heart Primary School in Tatura and asked the first-, second- and third-placed Hochberg Prize winners about their World War II internment projects.
Eva Hernandez, first place
Q. Who did you complete your project on?
A. Steven Strauss
Q. How did you feel when your name got called out as a winner?
A. So surprised.
Q. What was the most interesting thing you learned doing this project?
A. I found it all pretty interesting.
Lola MacKenzie, second place
Q. Who did you complete your project on?
A. Felix Werder
Q. How did you feel when your name got called out as a winner?
A. I didn’t think I would come in first, second or third, so I was surprised.
Q. What was the most interesting thing you learned doing this project?
A. That he wrote seven operas.
Sophia Cricelli, third place
Q. Who did you complete your project on?
A. Helmut Newton.
Q. How did you feel when your name got called out as a winner?
A. Surprised. Yeah, all shocked.
Q. What was the most interesting thing you learned doing this project?
A. We researched a lot online and looked at some really old newspapers. It was all pretty interesting.