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Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Watershed Watch Earth Day Poster Challenge!

The Watershed Watch Campaign invited Santa Clara County K-8 students to create, inform and inspire through the Watershed Watch Earth Day Poster Challenge. The Challenge offered cash prizes for first and second place winners in three age brackets: K-2nd, 3rd-5th and 6th -8th grades. To create their artwork, students responded to one of two prompts: “How can you prevent water pollution?” or “What do you love about our local waterways (creeks, rivers, lakes)?” Posters were judged by Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP) members on the criteria of originality, clarity and expression of theme.

This year’s winners are:

K-2 Bracket 

First Place: Sihan X., Santa Clara Second Place: Liana N., Los Gatos

Children's artwork depicting kids walking along a log in the Ranch San Antonio open space reserve.
1st place winner Sihan X. of Santa Clara
Children's artwork that promotes clean water, and recycling.
2nd place winner Liana N. of Los Gatos

3-5 Bracket 

First Place: Detya M., Santa Clara Second Place: Scarllete L., Palo Alto

Children's artwork that shows to mirror images of a town, one with clean water, and the other with pollution and a dirty creek.
1st place winner Detya M. of Santa Clara
Children's artwork featuring marine life and kids picking up beach litter, that reads protect our waters, secure the future.
2nd place winner Scarllete L. of Palo Alto

6-8 Bracket 

First Place: Aahana N., Milpitas Second Place: Audrey P., Cupertino 

Children's artwork that shows how storm drain pollution can affect our ocean negatively.
1st place winner Aahana N. of Milpitas
Children's artwork depicting two ducks swimming in a lake during sunset.
2nd place winner Audrey P. of Cupertino

Thank YOU to all of the students who participated!