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Chairman Moss noted “The 2009 Clean Up and Green Up Poster Contest,” a project of the Community Image Advisory Board (CIAB), now in its 5th year, received over 1,100 entries. He said the goal behind this contest was to engage students in taking pride in their community.
Chairman Moss expressed appreciation to Contest co-sponsors, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Newspapers in Education funded by the Miami Herald and El Nueva Herald, Miami Downtown Development Authority, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami Metro Zoo, and Miami-Dade County School Board.
Chairman Moss recognized the judges from the CIAB Marketing and Education Committee and presented Certificates of Appreciation to: Lina Blanco, City of Miami; Dr. Claudius Carnegie, Miami Dade Schools; Karen Tynes-Grice, Miami Herald; Mabel Morales, Miami Dade Schools; Diana Perez, Office of the Chair, Miami-Dade County; Alyce Robertson, Downtown Development Authority; Alison Walker, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden; Andre Frye, University of Indiana student, and Bill Talbert, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau for donations of gift certificates to the teachers of the winning students. Chairman Moss also acknowledged Albert Charles, Office of Sustainability, Miami-Dade County; and Marietta Gutierrez, Office of Community Image, Miami-Dade County.
The 2009 Contest winners were:
Elementary School Category (K-2nd)
1st Place: Sofia Ramirez, Palm Springs Elementary School
2nd Place: Ashley Arbelaez, Doral Academy Elementary School
3rd Place: Alejandro Cruz, Palm Springs Elementary School
Elementary School Category (3rd-5th)
1st Place: Alondra Perez, Sweetwater Elementary School
2nd Place: Andres Marquez, Pinewood Acres School
3rd Place: Sofia Torres, Pinewood Acres School
Middle School Category
1st Place: Rosaria Rondoño, Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
2nd Place: Milo Levenberry, Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
3rd Place: Kevin Zapata, South Miami Middle Community School
High School Category
1st Place: Francisco Gabuardi, New World School of the Arts
2nd Place: Fredy Gabuardi, New World School of the Arts
3rd Place: Vincent Warger, Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Chairman Moss noted a tree would be donated to each of the winning student’s schools.
A collage of the artwork would be displayed at Transit Stations and on County busses, said Ms. Christina Casado, Interim Community Image Manger, Community Image Division.
Ms. Karen Tynes-Grice, Newspaper in Education Coordinator, Miami Herald, announced that the Herald would publish the collage. |
