Winners of the Art of Recycling Sculpture Contest were announced last night at a reception at the Museum of Discovery. Four winners were selected out of 13 total entries from schools in Pulaski County.
In the kindergarten to second grade division, winners were “Trashzilla” by first-grader Gatlin Johnson from Landmark Elementary in the Pulaski County Special School District and “I Love Recycling” by second-grader Anaysha Pennington from Washington Elementary in the Little Rock School District.
Gatlin Johnson with “Trashzilla”
Third to fifth grade winners include “Recycle Girl” by fifth-grader Diamond Morgan from Washington Elementary and “Recycle My Heart,” a group project by Ciarra Goran, Nylan Baker, Judea Hunt, Mya Robinson, Champagne Blakemore, Sierra Hughes, McKenzie Ingram, Thurston Larry and Daishaun Daniel, all fifth-graders at Seventh Street and Glenview Elementary in the North Little Rock School District.
Diamond Morgan with “Recycle Girl”
Winners receive $300 for their school’s art program. The sculptures, made out of recycled materials, like plastic bottles and newspapers, will be on display at the Museum of Discovery until April 30.
Other schools that participated are Don Roberts Elementary, Academics Plus Charter, Sherwood Elementary, Brady Elementary and Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School.
This first-ever contest was open to grades kindergarten to fifth and was sponsored by the Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction District. It is designed to educate kids about which items can be recycled and how items can be reused, says Reita Miller, the district’s public outreach specialist.
She says the contest will become an annual event.
