To get kids thinking about ways to recycle at home and at school, the city of Ceres and Ceres Unified School District held their annual Recycling Poster Contest, with the help of awards.
A reception for the winners of the contest was held recently at the Argus/Endeavor High School multi-purpose room.
A total of 1,012 students at Ceres schools rose to the invitation to create colorful posters with original artwork depicting the need to recycle to help be good stewards of the planet. Teachers picked their top five favorites which were then judged by members of city staff on the basis of creativity, design, artwork, and overall effectiveness of conveying the recycling theme.
“We have some talented student artists and there were some really impressive entries submitted,” said Toni Cordell, the city’s administrative analyst.
Cash prizes of $50 for first-place winners, $35 for second-place winners, $25 for third and $15 for honorable mention entrants were awarded.
Winners in the pre-school to first grade division were:
1st place – Oaklee Lactaoen (Westport Elementary)
2nd place – Gabriel Marin Sanchez (Westport Elementary)
3rd place – Pedro Calderon Sanchez (Westport Elementary)
Honorable Mention – Kyara Cardenas Romero (Westport Elementary).
Second- and third-grade division winners were:
1st place – Delia Barajas (Virginia Parks Elementary)
2nd place – Derek Magana (Virginia Parks Elementary)
3rd place – Mauricio Javier Esparza (Hidahl Elementary)
Honorable Mention – Mia Cardiel (Hidahl Elementary)
The four winners of the fourth- through sixth-grade division were:
1st place – Isaac Bonilla (Adkison Elementary)
2nd place – Elizbeth Mineo Velazquez (Virginia Parks Elementary)
3rd place – Yliza Tachiquin (Patricia Kay Beaver)
Honorable Mention – Elizabeth Hernandez (Westport Elementary)
Seventh- and eighth-grade winners were:
1st place – Nohemi Esceverri (Blaker-Kinser JHS)
2nd place – Areli Toscano (Blaker-Kinser JHS)
3rd place – Mia Marquez (Chavez JHS)
Honorable Mention – Jasneet Randhana (Blaker-Kinser JHS).
High school winners were:
1st place – Adeiri Gonzalez Banda (Central Valley HS)
2nd place – Alexandra Ruiz Gomez (Central Valley HS)
3rd place – Vanessa Gutierrez (Central Valley HS)
Honorable Mention – Ruby Medina (Central Valley HS).
