Poster Art Contest Winners Advance to Regional Competition by Rowland Water District Jun 29, 2023 Member Submitted News ROWLAND HEIGHTS – Blandford Elementary School swept the awards in Rowland Water District’s (RWD) annual water awareness poster contest designed to raise awareness about conservation and protection of Earth’s most precious resource. The District received 435 submissions for the contest, which has categories for kindergarten through third grade and fourth through sixth grade. Students were encouraged to create posters that depict water being used wisely at home, in the community, in recreation, in the environment or water-saving ideas for the future. “We had an overwhelming response to this year’s contest,” said Brittnie Gildea, RWD’s Education and Community Outreach Coordinator. “The level of participation and the thoughtfulness of the artwork is proof that it’s never too early to start teaching the next generation about the value of water and the importance of protecting it for the future.” The winning entries advance to Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) regional poster contest where 36 entries will be selected for MWD’s Water is Life calendar, which is distributed to schools and the community. The artwork is also featured in a traveling art show, on MWD outreach materials and on MWD’s website for a week. This year’s winners for K-3rd grade were: First place – Derrick L.; second place – Isaac C.; and third place – Max G., all third graders at Blandford Elementary School in Rowland Heights. The 4th-6th grade winners were: First place – Louis L. (4th grade); Julie L. (5th grade); and Courtney W. (4th grade), all from Blandford Elementary. The winners each receive an Amazon gift card and the first ten teachers that submitted a class set of submissions received an art kit. The contest is part of RWD’s robust educational programming, which provides teachers free resources and presentations and activities for elementary through high school that align with science and Common Core standards. For details, visit rwd.org/education. # # # About Rowland Water District Rowland Water District was formed 70 years ago to provide water service to 200 ranchers and farmers in a rural, agricultural community. Over the years, the District has evolved to meet the changing needs of a dynamic and rapidly growing customer base. Rowland Water currently delivers 14 million gallons of safe drinking water to about 60,000 people every day. The District maintains 150 miles of potable water pipeline and 25 miles of recycled water pipeline to serve 13,500 customer connections across 17.2 square miles in southeast Los Angeles County, including portions of Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, and the cities of Industry and West Covina.
