This year's contest theme focused on the benefits of a water-efficient garden. Watch the winning and honorable mention videos here.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS
1st Place - $500 Prize Ashwath Polali, 7th Grade Thornton Junior High School Video: Reap Benefits with Water Efficient Garden | 2nd place - $250 Prize Akshara Gudipati, 8th Grade Stratford Middle School Video: Conserving Water Through Water-Wise Gardening | 3rd place - $100 Prize Kanak Panigrahi, 8th Grade Thornton Junior High School Video: Grow Like a Pro:Use Less Save More! | 3rd place - $100 Prize Shreya Ramamurthy, 8th Grade Ardenwood Elementary School Video: Benefits of a Water-Efficient Garden 3rd place Teacher Award - $50 prize: Antoinette Schlobohm, Ardenwood Elementary School |
HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS
In addition, all qualified student entries received a free movie ticket and local movie theaters will show winning entries in advance of featured films beginning mid-May.
HONORABLE MENTION - MIDDLE SCHOOL
Misato Asahina, 7th Grade, Centerville Junior High School Video: Alameda County Project | Harika Dave, 6th Grade, Ardenwood Elementary School, Video: What are the benefits of a water efficient garden | Nesara Deshmukh, 7th Grade, William Hopkins Junior High School, Video: Advantages of a Water Efficient Garden | Kavish Gupta, 6th Grade, Warwick Elementary School Video: Benefits of a Water Efficient Garden |
Kiera Hua, 7th Grade Newark Junior High School Video: Be Water Efficient, Be Water Wise | Josh Karthikeyan, 8th Grade, Thornton Junior High School Video: The Wonders of a Water Efficient Garden | Kanik Kaur, 6th Grade, Mission San Jose Elementary School Video: Water Sustainable Gardens | Akash Muthukumar, 7th Grade, G.M. Walters Middle School Video: Water Efficient Super Heroes |
Sohum Patil, 7th Grade Thornton Junior High School Video: The Benefits of Water Efficient Gardening | Navneet Prakash, 8th Grade John M. Horner Middle School Video: Ready to Switch to a Water-Efficient Garden? | Akshata Yadav, 8th Grade Centerville Junior High School Video: Why Garden with Native Plants? | Team Entry: Pari Maddi and Sameeha Shaik, 8th Grade John M. Horner Middle School Video: WaterClips Video Contest |
HONORABLE MENTION - HIGH SCHOOL
Phi Chanda, 11th Grade Irvington High School Video: Here, There, And Everywhere! | Anushka Madhavani 11th Grade, Mission San Jose High School Video: How Native Plants Help You! | Sharika Pattanhshetty 11th Grade, James Logan High School Video: The Benefits of a Water Efficient Garden | Soorya Ramaraju, 9th Grade, James Logan High School Video: Benefits of a Water-Efficient Garden | Team Entry: Vicent Nghiem and Alfred Ukudeev-Freeman 11th Grade, American High School Video: Benefits of a Water-Efficient Garden |