Winners Of Santa Monica Student Poster Contest Revealed

Sixteen kids in grades Kindergarten through 12th have been named winners in the City of Santa Monica's annual student poster contest.

The contest, now in its 18th year, had a theme of “Reducing Emissions While Creating Resilient Communities,” and educated students and the community on the ways Santa Monica is reducing carbon emissions and supporting residents within the warming climate.

The contest was open to all kindergarten through 12th-grade students who live and/or attend school in Santa Monica.

"Santa Monica is deeply committed to doing our part for the planet while caring for our community,” the city's Senior Sustainability Analyst, Ariana Vito, said. “This year’s submissions were an impressive display of the students’ understanding of the challenges and the solutions for a better tomorrow.”

This year's winners were selected in four categories: K-2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade. The winners are:

• K-2nd grade:
  Grand Prize: Phoebe Kaiser, Grant Elementary, Ms. Neumann, 2
  2nd Place: Reina Bustamante, Grant Elementary, Ms. Meshel, 2
  3rd Place: Sophia Berry, Grant Elementary, Ms. Meshel, 2
  Honorable Mention: Beatrice Suchkova, Grant Elementary, Ms. Neumann, 2

• 3rd-5th grade:
  Grand Prize: Daenerys Smith, Grant Elementary, Ms. Ripley, 3
  2nd Place: Juniper Cogswell, Grant Elementary, Ms. Smith, 4
  3rd Place: Emily Yin, Grant Elementary, Ms. Croft, 4
  Honorable Mention: Amelia Chen, Grant Elementary, Ms. Ripley, 3

• 6th-8th grade:
  Grand Prize: Eloise Alexopoulos, John Adams Middle School, Ms. Joyce, 7
  2nd Place: Henry Pollock, Sycamore Community School, Ms. Mack, 8
  3rd Place: Angelica Huang, John Adams Middle School, Ms. Joyce, 7
  Honorable Mention: Declan Brandenberger, Sycamore Community School, Ms. Mack, 6

• 9th-12th grade:
  Grand Prize: Mia Patricio-Ramirez, Santa Monica High School, Ms. Sunseri, 9
  2nd Place: Graciela Buccioni, Santa Monica High School, Ms. Garcia-Hecht, 10
  3rd Place: Sasha Lu, Santa Monica High School, Ms. Garcia-Hecht, 9
  Honorable Mention: Genesis Buezo, Santa Monica High School, Ms. Garcia-Hecht, 11

All poster contest winners will be honored at a celebration on Wednesday, May 13, at the Annenberg Community Beach House from 3:45-5 p.m. The event is open to the public.

The winning posters on display at the Santa Monica Main Library from now through May 8, and will be at the awards celebration. Other poster submissions will also be available for viewing at the celebration.

More information on the poster contest is available by emailing Gina Garcia at gina.garcia@sustainableworks.org.