The Padre Dam Municipal Water District serves the city of Santee and unincorporated areas of East County. On June 6, its Board of Directors announced the winners of the district’s “Being Water Wise is…” Student Poster Contest. Thirteen students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade from schools in Santee and Alpine took the top spot for their creativity and eye-catching artwork. They gathered alongside their teachers, family and friends to view their artwork on display at Padre Dam’s August A. Caires Customer Service Center. During the Board meeting, the students were individually recognized, and each received a certificate and an art kit.
“We are excited to celebrate these talented students and their artwork,” said Bill Pommering,
Padre Dam Board President in a press statement. “This annual contest demonstrates a commitment to water use efficiency and remind us of the important ways we can protect this precious resource.”
The thirteen winning pieces of art were selected from over 400 entries. Each hand-drawn poster was created around the theme “Being Water Wise Is…” The students’ artwork shed light on wise and efficient water use at home, school, and throughout the community.
Boulder Oaks Elementary School in Alpine was recognized as this year’s top submitting school. The school will receive a sponsored Splash Mobile Science Lab during the upcoming academic year. Some of this artwork will advance to a regional art contest held by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Entries from Metropolitan’s 26 member agencies will be judged, and winners will be featured in their 2025 calendar. This calendar is expected to be distributed to about 13,000 recipients.
Poster Contest Winners:
Alex- 5th Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Alia- 3rd Grade, Hill Creek School
Alison- 3rd Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Anthony- Kindergarten, Pepper Drive School
Ava- 5th Grade, Cajon Park School
Bruce- 2nd Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Elena- 4th Grade, Carlton Oaks School
Emma- 1st Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Kenziee- 4th Grade, Carlton Oaks School
Sayuri- 4th Grade, Sycamore Canyon School
Shy’Lnn- 1st Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Tegan- 4th Grade, Boulder Oaks Elementary School
Zoey- 3rd Grade, Hill Creek School
Padre Dam provides water, sewer, recycled water and recreation services to more than 100,000 residents in East San Diego County including Santee, El Cajon, Lakeside, Flinn Springs, Harbison Canyon, Blossom Valley, Alpine, Dehesa and Crest.
