Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill) recently concluded its seventh annual “Water Is Life” student art competition. The contest was open to all students in grades K-12 attending a school located within the service area of a member water agency that Foothill serves. This includes schools primarily located within La Crescenta-Montrose, La Cañada Flintridge and Altadena.

The District narrowed down submissions to the top 15 entries, which will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) for further consideration for inclusion in the 2019 “Water Is Life” student art calendar. Winners will be selected in the fall and honored at a student art exhibit and recognition event sponsored by MWD. Criteria for judging the art pieces consisted of addressing the theme of the contest, originality of the piece and slogan, and degree of visual and word clarity.

The top entries will receive further recognition through an FMWD Board of Directors meeting on May 21 where students will receive prizes including gift certificates to local restaurants.

The top 15 entries are:

7th – 12th Category
•1st Place – Kaitlyn Wang, 10th Grade, La Cañada High School

•2nd Place – Heidy Hur, 8th Grade, Rosemont Middle School

•3rd Place – Donna Diguero, 8th Grade, Eliot Arts Middle School

•Honorable Mention – Sarah Moon, 11th Grade, Elite Art School

•Honorable Mention – Christine Roe, 7th Grade, Rosemont Middle School

4th – 6th Category
•1st Place – Olivia Hur, 4th Grade, Monte Vista Elementary

•2nd Place – Emil Isayan, 5th Grade, Fremont Elementary

•3rd Place – Joanna Kim, 6th Grade, Monte Vista Elementary

•Honorable Mention – Ashley Kim, 6th Grade, La Crescenta Elementary

•Honorable Mention – Kayleen Yang, 6th Grade, La Crescenta Elementary

K – 3rd Category
•1st Place – Anika Mehrotra, 2nd Grade, La Cañada Elementary School

•2nd Place – Jacob Fraund, 2nd Grade, Paradise Canyon Elementary

•3rd Place – George Sanders, 2nd Grade, Paradise Canyon Elementary

•Honorable Mention – Lauren Park, 3rd Grade, Palm Crest Elementary

•Honorable Mention – Elijah, 2nd Grade, Elite Art School

There will be a very brief ceremony at La Cañada City Hall – Council Chambers when prizes and certificates will be handed out on Monday, May 21 at 3 p.m. sharp. La Cañada City Hall – Council Chambers is located at 1327 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge.

Parking available in the public parking lot across from Memorial Park on Foothill Boulevard. It is a short walk to City Hall from this location.

The teacher-sponsors of the first and second place winning entries will also receive $50 gift cards to Office Depot.

Anyone with questions can contact us at (818) 790-4036.