2026 Art Contest Winners
2026 “Being Water Wise...” Student Art Contest Winners
Upper Water is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 “Being Water Wise Is…” art contest. We were overwhelmed by the creativity and talent shown by all the student submissions and are appreciative of the encouragement put forth by the teachers. We look forward to celebrating all the students who inspire us to make conservation a way of life!
K-2nd Grade Category
1st Place
Jiarui Shen, Grade 2
LA Art Academy (Arcadia)
2nd Place
Ethan Xia, Grade K
Camino Grove Elementary School (Arcadia)
3rd Place
Evette Hsu, Grade 1
Marengo Elementary (South Pasadena)
4th Place
Emily Tian, Grade 1
Highland Oaks Elementary School (Arcadia)
5th Place
Rhye Mattick, Grade 2
Longley Way Elementary School (Temple City)
3rd-5th Grade Category
1st Place
Alina Zhang, Grade 4
LA Art Academy (Arcadia)
2nd Place
Lucas Barreto, Grade 4
Longley Way Elementary (Temple City)
3rd Place
Riley Wun, Grade 4
Washington Elementary (San Gabriel)
4th Place
Alonzo Estrada, Grade 5
Sparks Elementary (La Puente)
5th Place
Caitlyn Xu, Grade 3
LA Art Academy (Arcadia)
6th-8th Grade Category
1st Place
Mily Lee, Grade 6
LA Art Academy (Arcadia)
2nd Place
Hailey Gallardo, Grade 8
Walnut Grove Intermediate School
(West Covina)
3rd Place
Sylar Segovia, Grade 6
Royal Oaks Steam Academy/CS Arts (Duarte)
4th Place
Skyler Wang, Grade 7
LA Art Academy (Temple City)
5th Place
Fiona Chau, Grade 8
LA Art Academy (Arcadia)
9th-12th Grade Category
1st Place
Sonnet Burgess, Grade 10
Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights)
2nd Place
Kathyryn Zarate, Grade 11
Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights)
3rd Place
Michelle Garcia, Grade 11
El Monte High School (El Monte)
4th Place
Brianna Lopez, Grade 11
El Monte High School (El Monte)
5th Place
Misha Fukushima, Grade 10
Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights)
