Waltham Student Named Winner In Annual MA Poster Project

WALTHAM, MA — It was announced Tuesday that a Waltham elementary school student is the winner of a statewide art project.

The Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) announced that nine students from across the Commonwealth have been chosen as winners of this year's annual poster project, including Bella Marks of the Plympton School, who won first place at the elementary school level for her work.

There were 324 submissions made by students from 47 school districts this year, officials said.

MPY has hosted the poster project since 2009 "to engage students on important topics and provide a platform for their voices."

The theme for the 2022-2023 project, "The Earth Loves You. Love it Back", was focused on the "continued movement to be green and sustainable, and it challenged students to cover topics such as reducing paper consumption, saving electricity, educating others on sustainable development goals and planting trees," officials said.

"Our annual poster project seeks to empower students to find their creative voices as they respond to and learn from MPY's theme," said Executive Director Daniels.

"The students who responded this year are talented, thoughtful, and very expressive. Students from across the Commonwealth have inspired us to take better care of our environment."