RethinkWaste is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Trash to Art contest! The contest was open to all 3rd through 5th grade students and classes attending schools in the agency’s service area. The contest inspires students to create art pieces from items that would usually be disposed of. We received 27 original submissions from 13 different schools representing six Member Agencies.
The winners and their respective cities and schools are listed below:
Individual 3rd Grade Category
First Place – “The Trash Express”
Reef M., 3rd grade, South Hillsborough Elementary School, Hillsborough
Honorable Mention – “REvi’s Stadium”
Vincent L., 3rd grade, Belmont Oaks Academy, Belmont
Individual 4th Grade Category
First Place – “Overview of San Francisco”
Mac S., 4th grade, The Carey School, San Mateo
Honorable Mention – “The Meaning of RAIN”
Maria S., 4th grade, Mariposa Elementary School, San Carlos
Individual 5th Grade Category
First Place – “The Race”
Natalie O., 5th grade, Arroyo Elementary School, San Carlos
Honorable Mention – “Stop pollution for the sea turtles”
Hanya L., 5th grade, College Park Elementary School, San Mateo
Class Category
First Place – “Creativity Enlightening the World”
Mrs. Martin’s 3rd grade class. White Oaks Elementary School, San Carlos
Second Place – “Spring Day”
Mr. Londoño’s 3rd grade class. McKinley Elementary School, Burlingame
All winning art pieces will be showcased on the RethinkWaste website and social media and may appear in RethinkWaste newsletters and other educational materials. In addition, contest winners may be recognized at upcoming City Council meetings.