The Sweetwater Authority selected 10 elementary school students as the winners of its  “Being Water Wise Is…” 2023 Student Art Poster Contest. The annual contest is open to kindergarten through sixth-grade students in the Authority’s service area. The contest encourages students to think about the importance of water in their everyday lives, and how they can help protect and conserve water in their homes and community.

“We are thrilled to have received so many incredible posters this year from so many talented students,” said Sweetwater Authority Board Chair Hector Martinez. “The Authority runs this contest every year with the goal of helping students think critically about the importance of water. This year students did a fantastic job illustrating what being water-wise means to them.”

Winning student artwork

Oliver Bucud, Fourth Grade

Alandra Contreras Olvera, Third Grade

Sabrina Dacanay, Third Grade

 

Lee Ann Davis, Fourth Grade

Amara Drosi, Fourth Grade

Vanya Herroz, Fourth Grade

Audrey Manaig, Fourth Grade

Ryann Moody, Fourth Grade

Aaron Ramirez, Fourth Grade

Caleb Zacharzuk, Fourth Grade

Five students advance to regional competition

More than 60 students in the Authority’s service area submitted artwork for this year’s contest. Of the ten winners, five students will have their artwork submitted to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s regional contest:

• Alondra Contreras Olvera
• Sabrina Dacanay
• LeeAnn Davis
• Audrey Manaig
• Ryann Moody

If selected, their art work will be featured in MWD’s 2024 art calendar. In 2023, second-grade student Melanie Garcia’s artwork was selected to represent Sweetwater Authority in the MWD student art calendar.

Winners received art supplies kits, sketchpads and gift cards. See all the winning posters: www.sweetwater.org/postercontest23.

(Editor’s note: The Sweetwater Authority is one of the San Diego County Water Authority’s 24 member agencies that deliver water across the San Diego County region.)