ALCOAST 457/24 - DEC 2024 2024 K-12 STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNERS

R 091621Z DEC 24   MID120001607328U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 457/24
SSIC 5350
SUBJ: 2024 K-12 STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNERS
1. The U.S. Coast Guard is pleased to announce the winners of the
2024 K-12 Student Art Contest, co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG), the North American Marine Environment Protection Association
(NAMEPA), and the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the
Organization of American States (CIP-OAS).
2. Annually, the USCG, NAMEPA, and CIP-OAS invite students to create
posters on a theme related to the marine environment. The contest
theme for 2024 was "Navigating the Future of Safety and
Sustainability" for which students creatively depicted the
relationship between maritime safety, technology, innovation, and
environmental sustainability. The U.S. Coast Guard commends all 121
students who applied their creativity and entered the contest,
including the following grand-prize winners and finalists:
    a. Grand Prize:
        (1) Kyle S., Grade 3, Mona Art Studio, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
        (2) Valentina C., Grade 7, Rolling Hills Middle School, El
              Dorado Hills, CA, United States
    b. Finalists, Grades K-5:
        (1) Louise L., Grade 1, Artroom 101 Professional Kids Art
              Studio, Fort Lee, NJ, United States
        (2) Andrea K., Grade 2, Artroom 101 Professional Kids Art
              Studio, Fort Lee, NJ, United States
        (3) Tansy C., Grade 3, After School Drawing Class, Gulfport,
              FL, United States
        (4) Amanda C., Grade 4, Honey Academy, Flushing, NY,
              United States
    c. Finalists, Grades 6-12:
        (1) Benjamin G. Grade 6, Kerrisdale Elementary School,
              Vancouver, B.C., Canada
        (2) Cynnie C., Grade 6, Mona Art Studio, Vancouver, B.C.,
              Canada
        (3) Jacob K., Grade 6, Twin Peaks Middle School, Poway, CA,
              United States
        (4) Vivian L., Grade 6, Honey Academy, Flushing, NY,
              United States
        (5) Yinge (Vicky) C., Grade 8, Sir Winston Churchill
              Secondary, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
        (6) Rosa L., Grade 9, Art Studio Suha Suha, Cupertino, CA,
              United States
3. Participation in the art contest is open to students K-12
throughout the Americas (North America, Central America, South
America, and the Caribbean). Students living outside the Americas
are also welcomed to apply, provided they have one or more parents
on active duty with the U. S. Coast Guard.
4. The two grand prize winners will each receive a certificate, a
bilingual (English and Spanish) calendar featuring the art of all 12
finalists, and a $100 cash prize (provided by NAMEPA). Finalists
will receive a certificate and the bilingual calendar. All winners
and finalists will receive a Coast Guard-branded backpack and water
bottle.
5. Coast Guard Partnership in Education (PIE) Coordinators across
the country encouraged and supported the participation of students
in the annual art contest. I commend these PIE Coordinators for
their support of educational initiatives that promote science,
technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics while increasing
awareness of Coast Guard missions, people, and values.
6. The contest winners' works of art will be featured online at:
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https://www.namepa.net/art-contest

OR
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https://namepa.net/education/art-contest/previous-winners/

and on the Coast Guard Civil Rights Directorate webpage at:
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https://www.uscg.mil/Resources/Civil-Rights/studentartcontest/

7. POC: COMDT (CG-00H), Mr. Edward Stoker, 202-372-4519,
Edward.A.Stoker@uscg.mil.
8. Catherine C. Solomon, Acting Civil Rights Director (CG-00H),
sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.