The City of Grants Pass has announced 10 winners in the 2024 Drinking Water Week Poster Contest.
For more than 40 years, Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week -- a unique opportunity for communities to come together to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
As part of the annual celebration, the City created a Drinking Water Week Poster Contest. This year, more than 20 local students submitted original artwork focused on the theme "Reimagine Our Water Future."
The artwork was submitted in three categories: grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Entries were judged based on creativity, originality and relevance to the theme.
In the K-2 division, 1st place and $75 went to Zoey Jenkins, 2nd place and $50 went to Charlotte Brownell and third place and $25 went to Sierra Parker.
In the 3-5 division, Olivia Christian grabbed first place while Silas Oldham placed second and there was a tied for third between Mya Mears and Olivia Ryther.
In the 6-8 division, first place went to Haley Horst, second place went to Parker Cease and third place went to Ezra Hulet.
The Grants Pass Committee on Public Art also chose Charlotte Brownell's drawing as the overall winner.
