Eight students from Santa Cruz elementary and middle schools were recognized as winners of the annual Santa Cruz Recycles and Prevents Litter! Poster Contest in a City of Santa Cruz ceremony on Oct. 4. Their winning artwork was unveiled on the sides of City recycling and refuse trucks and downtown big-belly solar compactor trash bins where it will be displayed over the next year.
Four truck artwork awards were given to Mission Hill Middle School student Ruby, Westlake Elementary School student Cassidy, Gault Elementary School student Jazmine, and Holy Cross School student Karolina. The four big-belly bin winners were DeLaveaga Elementary School student Madeline and three Mission Hill Middle School students: Lyla, Samuel, and Daisy. Each young artist was awarded a prize pack in a reusable City of Santa Cruz canvas tote bag in front of an audience including school teachers, administrators, family, and friends.
