Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board President Bill Pommering with winners of the District's 2024 Student Poster Contest. Photo: Padre Dam MWDPadre Dam Honors Winners of the 2024 Student Poster Contest
Elementary school students in Padre Dam Municipal Water District schools are making a splash and being recognized for their artwork, which highlights the importance of being water-wise.
Padre Dam’s Board of Directors announced the winners of the District’s “Being Water Wise Is…” Student Poster Contest during its June board meeting.
Thirteen kindergarten through fifth-grade students from Alpine, El Cajon, and Santee schools took top spots for their creativity and eye-catching artwork. Students, their teachers, family, and friends viewed their artwork on display at Padre Dam’s August A. Caires Customer Service Center.
During the Board meeting, the students were individually recognized, and each received a certificate and an art kit.
Padre Dam Student Poster Contest Winners for 2024
Alias Brias, Hill Creek School, Santee, fifth grade
Alison Ambriz, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, third grade
Anthony Avila Medina, Pepper Drive School, El Cajon, kindergarten
Ava Turnwall, Cajon Park School, Santee, fifth grade
Bruce Dowding, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, second grade
Elena Zeitsen, Carlton Oaks School, Santee, fourth grade
Emma Wachter, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, first grade
Kenziee Bowen, Carlton Oaks School, Santee, fourth grade
Sayuri Sarmiento, Sycamore Canyon School, Santee, fourth grade
Shy’Lynn Verissimo, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, first grade
Tegan Heckeroth, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, fourth grade
Zoey Miller, Hill Creek School, Santee, third grade
Alex, Boulder Oaks Elementary School, Alpine, fifth grade
“We are excited to celebrate these talented students and their artwork,” said Bill Pommering, Padre Dam board president. “This annual contest demonstrates a commitment to water use efficiency and reminds us of the important ways we can protect this precious resource.”
Winners Shed Light on Efficient Water Use
The 13 winning pieces of art were selected from over 400 entries. Each hand-drawn poster was created around the theme “Being Water Wise Is…” The students’ artwork shed light on wise and efficient water use at home, school, and throughout the community.
Boulder Oaks Elementary School in Alpine was recognized as this year’s top submitting school. The school will receive a sponsored Splash Mobile Science Lab during the upcoming academic year.
Selected artwork will advance to a regional art contest held by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Winning entries from Metropolitan’s 26 member agencies will be featured in its 2025 calendar. This calendar is expected to be distributed to about 13,000 recipients.
