Youth Poster Contest

Water Wise Youth Poster Contest

2025 Theme: "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing!"

Water is important for so many aspects of our lives-- this year, students showed what water means to them and what inspires them to save water. This poster contest is meant to encourage students to learn about their role in the watershed they live in and how to conserve and protect our water resources, now and for future generations. Click on the posters to enlarge and learn about the student artists.

A water conservation poster with a water drop that says Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing
Four quadrants show a stream, a refrigerator with a hand holding a glass to it that says "water is for everyone." Earth out in space. And text that says "Everyone needs water."
A scene with water that says "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Plants Growing"
A child in a bathroom on the top leave the the sink on with text "Don't Waste Water." On the bottom, text says "The next day" and the bathroom is flooded.
A collection of drawings with characters saying various things about water with a flower in the middle
A stream going through a meadow says "Water Is Life!"
A house is by a river and a water pump flowing with water
A scene with mountains, a river, and a sunset sky.
A drawing that says "We [Heart] Water and Life", with one half that has an ocean and a leaping dolphin, and the other half that shows a sunny rainstorm over land.
Two fish circle each other near the bottom of the sea. A trash collector passes by fish at the bottom of the ocean.
Text "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing" is written in black against a background of blue overlapping circles
Text "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing" is in front of four pictures of suggestions for reducing water use
Text reads "Keep Earth's Water Flowing Not Going, Save Our Water Like Gold". Wettie holds an Earth in its hands.
Text says "Keep Rivers Flowing = Life; Life will be happier; Water is good for our planet." A drawing of Earth is on the right side.
Test Says "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing." Wettie stands atop the Earth
A stream flows through a field, and text says "Keep Water Flowing, Keep Life Growing"
A smiling Wettie floats in the air against a backdrop of mountains, a forest, and a river.
A lamb walks through a forest on against a clear blue sky. Text says "Water Is Life!"

2024 Poster Contest Winning Entries

Grand Prize and 1st Place for 6th Grade: Eli Gonzalez, Village Meadows Elementary

3rd Grade 

  • 1st Place – Lily Adame, Huachuca Mountain Elementary
  • 2nd Place – Evelyn Quinn, Huachuca Mountain Elementary
  • Honorable Mention- Elizabeth Mejia, Huachuca Mountain Elementary

4th Grade 

  • 1st Place- Ryleigh House, Huachuca Mountain Elementary
  • 2nd Place- Italia Espinoza, Carmichael Elementary
  • Honorable Mention - James Turner, Carmichael Elementary

5th Grade 

  • 1st Place - Calleigh Bennett, Huachuca Mountain Elementary
  • 2nd Place – Kaytlin Montiel, Village Meadows Elementary
  • Honorable Mention - Erene McLeaish, Village Meadows Elementary School

6th Grade 

  • 1st Place and Grand Prize –Eli Gonzalez, Village Meadows Elementary
  • 2nd Place - Vivian McDowell, Huachuca Mountain Elementary

  • Honorable Mention - Hailey Serna, Village Meadows Elementary

    7th Grade 

  • 1st Place –Isabelle Medina, All Saints Catholic School
  • 2nd Place - Camila O'Leary, All Saints Catholic School

  • Honorable Mention -Mark Reger, All Saints Catholic School

    8th Grade 

  • 1st Place –Cesar Morales, All Saints Catholic School
  • 2nd Place - Frankie Somoza, All Saints Catholic School
  • Honorable Mention -Areli Romero, All Saints Catholic School