2021 Earth Day Poster Contest Winners Announced

Earth Day Winner

As part of Earth Day last month, IUSD’s Sustainability team held a poster contest asking students to create an original work of art on a poster demonstrating the theme of “Restore our Earth.”  More than 600 students submitted entries that showcased the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling through their artistic educational posters.

The following winners in each category were selected based on originality, message impact and visual appeal and can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Winners

  • Athena Rong – Kindergarten – Greentree
  • Ayaan Mehrotra –Kindergarten – Woodbury
  • Jessi Prem Kalapala – Kindergarten – University Park
  • Sasha Haun – 1st Grade – Turtle Rock
  • Shreyan Sarkar – 1st Grade – IVA
  • Aanya Khandual – 1st Grade – Bonita Canyon
  • Arnav Kumar – 2nd Grade – Westpark
  • Arshveer Verma – 2nd Grade – Portola Springs
  • Tristan Delesalle – 2nd Grade – Deerfield


3rd Grade – 5th Grade Winners

  • Yadhav Arul – 3rd Grade - Stonegate
  • Venus Rong – 3rd Grade - Greentree
  • Sofia Scolari Zangaro – 3rd Grade – Cadence Park
  • Parimugdha Rout – 4th Grade – Turtle Rock
  • Rowan Yoo – 4th Grade – Westpark
  • Kristy Chung – 4th Grade – Woodbury
  • Mia Guo – 5th Grade – Northwood Elementary
  • Gayatri Sivakoti – 5th Grade – Deerfield
  • Katelyn Tseo – 5th Grade – Cadence Park


6th Grade – 8th Grade Winners

  • Anusha Sharma – 6th Grade – Deerfield
  • Vanessa An – 6th Grade – Turtle Rock
  • Lindsay Nagata – 6th Grade – Northwood Elementary
  • Advaita Luni – 7th Grade – Sierra Vista
  • Kaelyn Ji Woo Hong – 7th Grade – Sierra Vista
  • Ina Kim – 7th Grade – Sierra Vista
  • Arohi Shah – 8th Grade – Rancho San Joaquin
  • Jaeyoon Park – 8th Grade – Jeffrey Trail


9th Grade – 12th Grade Winners

  • Ananya Karthikeyan – 9th Grade – University High School
  • Halima Boualam – 10th Grade – University High School
  • Rachel Kim – 10th Grade – Irvine High School
  • Ayushi Shah – 11th Grade – University High School
  • Daniel Price – 12th Grade – Northwood High School

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all participants! All students put a lot of thought, hard work and imagination into their posters.