Each year Rowland Water District hosts an annual poster contest where students are encouraged to create posters which depict water being used wisely at home, in the community, in recreation, in the environment or new water saving ideas for the future. Our goal is to get students thinking about the importance of our most valuable natural resource—water.

RWD judges the posters based on creativity, spelling and originality. Rowland picks the top three posters from elementary, middle school and high school and awards the students with an Amazon gift card. The first TEN teachers to submit their ENTIRE classes posters will receive an art kit!

➡️ Classrooms located within the RWD service area are eligible for a FREE art supply kit (valued at $70) that includes crayons and colored pencils for the class (max 30 kits). Limited kits are available and the online form MUST be completed by February 16th. Art supplies will be mailed directly to the school once selected and notified.

The winning entries advance to the Metropolitan Water District’s regional poster contest where 36 entries will be selected to be featured in MWD’s Water is Life calendar which is distributed to schools and the community. The artwork is also featured in a traveling art show, and on MWD outreach materials.

Click here to view the 2024 Poster Contest Flyer

Congrats to our 2024 Poster Contest Winners!

The below winning posters were sent to the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) for judging in their regional poster contest. Winners selected will then be featured in the MWD “Water Is Life” calendar which features 36 winners from Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) member agencies! Check out their beautiful #WaterArt below!

K-3rd Grade:

🏆 1st Place: Naomi R.-Rowland Elementary School-3rd Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

🏆 2nd Place: Cecilia H.-Blandford Elementary School-3rd Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

🏆 3rd Place: Lucie W.-Blandford Elementary School-3rd Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

4th-6th Grade:

🏆 1st Place: Louis L.-Blandford Elementary School-5th Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

🏆 2nd Place: Lindleigh C.-Wedgeworth Elementary School ➡️ Click here to view poster 

🏆 3rd Place: Isis Y.-Rowland Elementary School-6th Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

7th-12th Grade:

🏆 1st Place: Cesilia V.-Nogales High School-10th Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster

🏆 2nd Place: Noemi B.-Alvarado Intermediate School-7th Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster 

🏆3rd Place: Natalie L.-Alvarado Intermediate School-7th Grade ➡️ Click here to view poster