Young Artists Win Cal Boating Honors

This week, Department of Boating and Waterways staff will be traveling to California schools statewide to honor students for their efforts to promote boating and water safety by participating in the 11th annual Safe & Wise Water Ways poster calendar contest. A list of students and their schools follows:

Grade	Name	School Name	City	County
HM	Rick Johnson	Manuel L. Real Elementary	Perris	Riverside
K	Arielle Jasmine Irada	Zachary Taylor School	Stockton	San Joaquin
First	Isabella Carreon	City of Angels	Sherman Oaks	Los Angeles
Second	Brooke Gertsch	Empire Oaks Elementary	Folsom	Sacramento
Third	Paula Hughes	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth	Los Angeles
Fourth	Kristi Lin	Torrey Pines Elementary	La Jolla	San Diego
Fifth	Jade Spiers	City of Angels	Sherman Oaks	Los Angeles
Sixth	Brian Lim	Highlands Christian Schools	San Bruno	San Mateo
Seventh	Natasha Hanna-Scott	Dwyer Middle Schools	Huntington Beach	Orange
Eighth	Jessica Moffitt	Alta Loma Junior High	Alta Loma	San Bernardino

Winners Artwork Gallery 1
Winners Artwork Gallery 2

Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of fourteen nationwide, making boating and aquatic safety education crucial. Student contest participants are asked to submit artwork depicting safe boating and aquatic themes. A total of nine winners, one from each grade level, are chosen to have their submissions featured on the Cal Boating's annual poster calendar. This contest turns students into teachers as they pass on the lessons they learned through their artwork.

For more information, please contact Gloria Sandoval at (916) 715-1657.