Media Advisory: April 22, 2019
DEP Announces Earth Day Poster Contest Winners
~Students across Florida’s Panhandle submitted posters representing the importance of protecting Florida’s beautiful natural environment and species~
 PENSACOLA, Fla. – In celebration of Earth Day, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District invited fourth- through eighth-grade students in the district’s 16 county area to creatively illustrate this year’s Earth Day theme of protecting our species.
Elementary School Winners
First Place: Natalie Concilio,
Fourth grade, McArthur Elementary School, Escambia County
Second Place: Lilli Rowland
Fifth grade, Jay Elementary School, Santa Rosa County
Middle School Winners
First Place: Parker Stanley
Seventh grade, King Middle School, Santa Rosa County
Second Place: Madailynn Cengeri
Eighth grade, Gulf Breeze Middle School, Santa Rosa County
DEP's Northwest District Director Shawn Hamilton presents winners with certificates and state park passes
“I am proud to announce winners of the 2019 Earth Day Poster Contest," said DEP’s Northwest District Director Shawn Hamilton. “This year’s Earth Day theme is 'Protect our Species' and I think these artists did a fantastic job of capturing so many ways we can protect our environment and its species. It is reassuring to see that Florida’s students are learning so much about ways to protect our environment.”
The posters were judged on how well they portrayed the Earth Day theme, artistic merit, originality and neatness. Winners were presented with a certificate and state park pass.
This is the fifth year the DEP Northwest District has organized the Earth Day Poster Contest for students in the district.
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