Check out the winning posters, poems, and essays from the 2016 Earth Day Poster & Writing Contest. Students with winning entries were recognized during a special ceremony at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 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 conservation, energy efficiency, recycling, composting, and related environmental topics. Students are invited to submit their entries in March and April every year!
From left to right, images below show the first, second, and third place entries for each category.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Posters:
1st Place Markuz Gabriel Pablo, Palma Ceia Elementary School
2nd Place Fabian Quiñones, Burbank Elementary School
3rd Place Joseph Aquino, St. Bede Catholic School

3rd to 5th Grade Posters:
1st Place Isabella Panganiban, St. Bede Catholic School
2nd Place Shareeza Dean, St. Bede Catholic School
3rd Place Sienna Hernandez, Lorin Eden Elementary School

6th to 8th Grade Posters:
1st Place Sai Obispo , Treeview Elementary School
2nd Place Linda Ortega , Anthony W. Ochoa Middle School
3rd Place Cynthia Gómez, César Chávez Middle School

9th to 12th Grade Posters:
1st Place Jassimran Sra, Mt. Eden High School
2nd Place Kody Nguyen, Mt. Eden High School
3rd Place Monisah Mehtabuddin, Mt. Eden High School

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Poems/Essays:
1st Place Peni Lelea, Burbank Elementary School
2nd Place Valeria Guillen, Burbank Elementary School
3rd Place Katelyn Guelos, Southgate Elementary School

3rd to 5th Grade Poems/Essays:
1st Place Heidi Chen, Lea's Christian School
2nd Place Juan Carlos Yboa, Park Elementary School
3rd Place Joshua Seiji, Lea's Christian School

6th to 8th Grade Poems/Essays:
1st Place Emmanuel Delacruz, César Chávez Middle School
2nd Place Camilla San Juan, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
3rd Place Maykel Romero, Burbank Elementary School

9th to 12th Grade Poems/Essays:
1st Place Guadalupe Romero, Leadership Public Schools - Hayward
2nd Place Bettina Marie Gerez, Leadership Public Schools - Hayward
3rd Place Osawekhoe Ehiorobo, Mt. Eden High School
