![Emily Castiglione's winning poster She is an eighth grade student at Joan MacQueen Middle School in Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD Water Is Life](https://wnn.brainshine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Castiglione_Emily_Gr8_JMMS_845X450-845x423.jpg)
Student Art Brings Life to ‘Water Is Life’ Contest
Eight talented East County student artists used their creative skills to depict the importance of water in Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s annual Kids Poster Contest.
The theme ‘Water Is Life’ asked students to express the value of water in their lives. They could draw, paint, color, cut, or paste original artwork depicting the theme in any way.
Students were honored at the June 17 Padre Dam virtual board meeting online, and the youngsters were featured along with their work in a video.
“Our Annual Water Is Life Poster Contest is a great opportunity for students to learn about the importance of using water wisely and we are thrilled to celebrate this year’s winning young artists,” said Melissa McChesney, Padre Dam communications manager. “These students did a wonderful job capturing the value of water in beautiful works of art.”
The 2020 contest winners:
![Hailey Ramirez – First Grade, Pepper Drive Elementary School, El Cajon Water Is Life](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Hailey_Gr1_PepperDr_845.jpg)
Hailey Ramirez – First Grade, Pepper Drive Elementary School, El Cajon. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Letty Damyanov – Third Grade, PRIDE Academy, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Letty-Damyanov-3rd-grade-845.jpg)
Letty Damyanov – Third Grade, PRIDE Academy, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
Water is Life
![Violet Jacobson – Fourth Grade, Hill Creek School, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD Water Is Life](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Violet-Jacobson-4th-grade-845.jpg)
Violet Jacobson – Fourth Grade, Hill Creek School, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Sarah McGregor – Fifth grade, Chet F. Harritt Elementary School, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Sarah_McGregor_845.jpg)
Sarah McGregor – Fifth grade, Chet F. Harritt Elementary School, Santee. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Sarah Bernier – Sixth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD Water Is Life](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Bernier_Sarah_Gr6_JMMS_845.jpg)
Sarah Bernier – Sixth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Gianna Casillas – Eight Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Casillas_Gianna_Gr8_JMMS_845.jpg)
Gianna Casillas – Eighth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Angelina Casillas – Eighth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Casillas_Angelina_Gr8_JMMS_845.jpg)
Angelina Casillas – Eighth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
![Emily Castiglione - Eighth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD](https://www.waternewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Padre-Poster-2020-Castiglione_Emily_Gr8_JMMS_Page_1-1030x785.jpg)
Emily Castiglione – Eighth Grade, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Alpine. Photo: Padre Dam MWD
Poster contest part of new Kids Corner program
The ‘Water Is Life’ annual poster contest is among the fun, educational summer activities included in Padre Dam’s new Kids Corner online. The web page offers a variety of water-based activities including online games, activity sheets, videos, hands-on experiments, and more. These projects are suitable for all grade levels from kindergarten through high school.
McChesney said the District is working to add new activities to involve kids and their parents in learning about science. Kids Corner is part of Padre Dam’s website.