Elsinore Valley Water District Honors Local Students for Water Conservation Posters in Annual Contest

Photo: (Back row from L to R) EVMWD Board of Directors Andy Morris, Nancy Horton, Harvey Ryan, George Cambero an Board President Phil Williams share in the celebration of the student artists at the EVMWD “Water Use It Wisely” Poster Contest. Students ranging from kindergarten through sixth grade will now go on to complete at the Southern California wide level.

The following was submitted for publication on behalf of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District:

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors honored the winners of its annual “Water: Use It Wisely” poster contest at a regular board meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2015. The local poster contest, which encourages messages of water conservation, has been part of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s education program for over twenty years.

This year, more than 2,600 students participated from 15 schools within Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s service area, including Lake Elsinore Unified School District, Sycamore Academy Charter School, and Menifee Union School District. The 23 winning submissions came from students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, who created posters that exemplified the importance of water as a life source and critical resource in the community.

During the ceremony at the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board meeting, the students from were given recognition and awards for their accomplishments and artwork.

These winning entries now move to the Southern California competition level for the opportunity to be featured in Metropolitan Water District of California’s Be Water Wise Calendar. Students chosen will also be honored at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s annual award ceremony later this year.

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District continues to support local students in their creative endeavors and efforts to promote conservation in our service area.

The 2015 poster contest winners included:

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary: Taylor Carter

Donald Graham Elementary: Abigail Garcia

Earl Warren Elementary: Joshua Portillo

Herk Bouris Elementary: Kylie Diep, Nathan Cervantes, and Mia Rivera

Lakeland Village School: Ashton Mulvanny and Vanessa Barba

Luiseño Elementary: Khloe Contreras

Machado Elementary: Cadin Gunnell and Alana Patrick

Railroad Canyon Elementary: Brisayra Andrade

Southern California Online Academy: Dakota Hightower-Miller

Sycamore Academy Charter School: Sienna McMasters Romo

Tuscany Hills Elementary: Gianni Johnson

William Collier Elementary: Austin Kreissig, Angelina Miles, James Rodriguez, and Ava Emmerling

Elsinore Elementary: Juliah Elizabeth Wolfe

Withrow Elementary: Anaise Villarreal, Katherine Louise Avelar, and Eran Gonzalez

For more information about EVMWD educational programs, please visit www.evmwd.com/ education.

EVMWD provides service to more than 133,000 water, wastewater and agricultural customers in a 96-square mile service area in Western Riverside County. The District is a sub-agency of the Western Municipal Water District and a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Visit the EVMWD website at www.evmwd.com for additional information.