Winners of the 10th Annual Children’s Water Conservation Poster Contest Announced

Grand Prize Winner

Tristan Lujan, Third Grade, La Mariposa Montessori

Show Us Your Water Appreciation

 The City of Santa Fe Water Conservation Office announces the winners of the 10^th Annual Children’s Water Conservation Poster Contest today. The grand prize winner is a third grader from La Mariposa Montessori. The judges’ top pick is a watercolor by Tristen Lujan that will be displayed on the back of a city bus for a year. Tristen’s poster was among nearly 300 submitted by students in first through sixth grade.

Tristen’s artwork features the chemical formula for water – H₂O – with ocean creatures swimming in the letter H, swirls of green and blue in the number 2 to represent the relationship between land and water, the world for the letter O, and the words, “El Agua Es Vida.”

The first and second place artwork for each grade in the contest will be featured in the city’s 2014 water conservation calendar. All 18 winners will receive a trophy and water conservation prize package.

The City Council will honor the students at 5:00 p.m. tonight, May 8, in the City Hall Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue. The winning posters will be displayed at City Hall during the Month of May.

The theme for this year’s contest was “Show Us Your Water Appreciation.” Posters were judged on water conservation message, neatness, creativity, originality and artistic design.

“This contest allows students to think creatively about water. Some of the artwork featured great water conservation messages but also the understanding that our water resources are limited,” said Lisa Randall, a member of the Water Conservation Committee and one of the judges in this year’s contest. “After all, it’s important to engage children. Creating water awareness now will encourage them to be water savers in the future.”

The other judges included City Councilors Chris Calvert and Rebecca Wurzburger, Santa Fe Public School Art Coordinator Amy Suma, Water Conservation Committee members Doug Pushard, Stephen Wiman, and Lisa Randall.

The winners are:

First Grade

1st, Joaquin Sisneros, Carlos Gilbert Elementary

2nd, Rio Ryan, NM Academy of International Studies

3rd, Elle Dunner, Carlos Gilbert Elementary

Second Grade

1st, Alec Hardy, Rio Grande Elementary

2nd, Rowan Sullivan, Dragonfly School

3rd, Josiah Griego, Carlos Gilbert Elementary

Third Grade

1st/Grand Prize, Tristen Lujan, La Mariposa Montessori

2nd, Molly Murphey, Dragonfly School

3rd, Santi Alvarez, Santo Nino

Fourth Grade

1st, Joanna Whysner, Acequia Madre

2nd, Deangelo Quintana, Agua Fria Elementary

3rd, Alex Rigales, Amy Biehl Community School

Fifth Grade

1st, Sam Matthews, La Mariposa Montessori

2nd, Eva Sophia Crocker, La Mariposa Montessori

3rd, Gabby Ruggeiro, Rio Grande Elementary

Sixth Grade

1st, Carlos Ruiz, Nava Elementary

2nd, Delilah Rodriguez, Nava Elementary

3rd, Angela Lowenthal, La Mariposa Montessori

For more information about water conservation in Santa Fe, including the Water Conservation and Drought Water Management plan, residential and commercial rebate programs, and outdoor/indoor water use requirements, please visit www.santafenm.gov/waterconservation.