Waste prevention art by students
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View designs created by kindergarten through 12th grade students in honor of Earth Day.
From 1996 through 2009, kindergarten through 12th grade students submitted designs for Metro's Earth Day art contest. The goal of the contest was to create billboard designs that would encourage viewers to conserve and protect resources through waste prevention, recycling, composting or using fewer toxic products.
Each year, the winning designs were produced as 14-foot by 48-foot billboards that were posted for Earth Day. Though Metro is no longer holding the art contest, you can view the winning designs below.
2009 winning artists
Andrew Johnson
"Bugged by Pesticides?"
grade 5
Kelly Creek Elementary Natalie Wolf, teacher
Honorable-mention artists
2008 winning artists
2007 winning artists
2006 winning artists
2005 winning artists
2004 winning artists
Itzel Moreno
"It’s the thing: Recycle”
grade 1
Holy Cross Area School
Sister Janice Matthies, teacher
2003 winning artists
2002 winning artists
Patrick Petrie
"Always garden naturally”
grade 2
Harold Oliver Primary School
Carolyn Salseth, teacher
Ashlee Commeree
"Beautiful things come from reusing”
grade 8
Archbishop Howard School
Donna Vandiver, teacher
2001 winning artists
Allison Bowen
"Look what composting can do!”
grade 2
Bridgeport Elementary School
Allison Petrie, teacher
Kelaiah Stewart
"Don’t use poison to kill bugs – use ladybugs.”
grade 4
Christian Life Center Educational Ministries
Robin Harlan, teacher
Melissa Hall
"Let’s make the right choice. Recycle!”
grade 7
Gordon Russell Middle School
Elke Werner, teacher
Elliot Whitcomb
"Don’t wear it down to the core”
grade 11
Sam Barlow High School
Lynn Adams, teacher
2000 winning artists
Cody Parks
"Everybody recycle”
grade 1
Farmington View School
Carol Digman, teacher
Amanda Westover
"Recycling makes you bigger than others”
grade 3
West Gresham
Kathy Romney, teacher
Van Anh Nguyen
"Compost – No compost”
grade 7
Binnsmead Middle School
Gerilyn Nichols, teacher
Meris Mullaley
"Transform trash”
grade 11
Grant High School
Ron Barbur, teacher
Steve Leineweber
"It’s time to give back”
grade 11 (Oregonian insert winner)
Grant High School
Ron Barbur, teacher
1999 winning artists
Ryan Watterson
"You can reuse”
grade 12
La Salle High School
Christina Erickson, teacher
1998 winning artists
Julia Urman
"Recycle today for a brighter tomorrow”
grade 10
Wilson High School
Tim Hardin, teacher
Alex Ball
"Remember nature”
grade 2
Farmington View Elementary School
Marsha Lancaster, teacher
1997 winning artists
Jeralyn Donkin
"Worms eat our garbage”
Gilbert Park School
Patti Wong
"Conserve”
Rowe Junior High
