January’s Temescal Valley Municipal Advisory Council meeting is always special. That’s when the winners of the Annual Recyclables Calendar Art Contest sponsored by Waste Management/El Sobrante Landfill are announced.

The theme this year was “Keep Calm and Recycle Often. Recycle Right,” and there were 130 entries. “With only 12 winners, this made judging difficult,” according to Art Marquez, the landfill’s community relations representative.

All winners received certificates of recognition from county Supervisor Kevin Jeffries and Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, as well as goody bags from the landfill. First- through fourth-place winners received cash awards for their school and an ice-cream party for their classroom. Congratulations to all our very talented artists!

1st Place:  Mackenzie Crain, 6th Grade. Mackenzie earned an $800 donation for Luiseno School.

2nd Place: Breanna Lee, 7th Grade. Breanna earned a $600 donation for El Cerrito Middle School.

3rd Place: Taylor Mosley, Kindergarten. Taylor earned a $400 donation for Todd Academy.

4th Place: Vivian Lee, 2nd grade. Vivian earned a $200 donation for Temescal Valley Elementary School.

Runners-Up:

Jeremy Fors-Chang, Rayce Anderson, Isabella Noss – Luiseno School

Justin Mosley, Isabella Marro, Rylie Rich – Todd Academy

Mckenna Pallares, Abby Zarate – Temescal Valley Elementary
School

Here are the winning entries:

1st Place January:  Mackenzie Crain, 6th Grade, Luiseno School

2nd Place February: Breanna Lee, El Cerrito Middle School

3rd Place MARCH: Taylor Mosley, Kindergarten, Todd Academy

4th Place April: Vivian Lee, 2nd grade, Temescal Valley Elementary School

May: Jeremy Fors-Chang, Luiseno School

June: Rayce Anderson, Luiseno School

July: Justin Mosley, Todd Academy

August: Mckenna Pallares, Temescal Valley Elementary School

September: Isabella Marro, Todd Academy

October: Rylie Rich, Todd Academy

November: Abby Zarate, Temescal Valley Elementary School

December: Isabella Noss, Luiseno School