2018 Earth Day Poster & Writing Contest Winners

Check out the winning posters, poems, and essays from the 2018 Earth Day Poster and Writing Contest. Students with winning entries were recognized during a special ceremony at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 17th. The Earth Day Poster and Writing Contest provides Hayward students with an opportunity to describe through words and convey through pictures their ideas about water and energy conservation, renewable energy, recycling, composting, and related environmental topics. Students are invited to submit their entries in early springtime every year!

From left to right, images below show the first and second place entries for each category.

 

Kindergarten to 1st Grade Posters

1st Place           Chloe Mowry, St. Bede Catholic School

2nd Place         Yaretzi Krystal Aragon Silva, East Avenue Elementary School

 

 

2nd to 3rd Grade Posters

1st Place          Razeen Hafiz, Eden Gardens Elementary School

2nd Place         Maileija Mendez, Burbank Elementary School

 

 

4th to 5th Grade Posters

1st Place          Katelyn Ramos, St. Bede Catholic School

2nd Place         Sa'Rye Fisher, Glassbrook Elementary School

 

 

 

6th to 8th Grade Posters

1st Place           Malaya Cruz, St. Bede Catholic School

2nd Place          Daisy Zepeda, Burbank Elementary School

 

 

Kindergarten to 1st Grade Poems/Essays

1st Place            Heba Jarro, Southgate Elementary School

2nd Place           Deon Joiner, Southgate Elementary School

 

 

2nd to 3rd Grade Poems/Essays

1st Place           Kaitlyn Choong, Stonebrae Elementary School

2nd Place          Marisa Arrizon Lopez, Eden Gardens Elementary School

 

 

4th to 5th Grade Poems/Essays

1st Place           Prashant Chand, St. Bede Catholic School

2nd Place          Ai-Leen Duong, Southgate Elementary School

 

 

6th to 8th Grade Poems/Essays

1st Place           Rowan Campbell, California Crosspoint Academy

2nd Place          Ximena Reyes, Burbank Elementary School

 

 

9th to 12th Grade Poems/Essays

1st Place            Alexia Rosales, Tennyson High School

2nd Place          Santo Lukito, Mt. Eden High School