Village of Wellington - File #: 26-7734

• File #: 26-7734
• Name: A PROCLAMATION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE LOCAL WINNERS OF THE AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION’S 2026 “DROP SAVERS” WATER CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST
• Type: Proclamation
• Body: Village Council
• Agenda Date: 5/12/2026
• Title: ITEM: A PROCLAMATION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE LOCAL WINNERS OF THE AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION'S 2026 "DROP SAVERS" WATER CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST REQUEST: Presentation of Proclamations to the local winners of the American Waterworks Association's "Drop Savers" Water Conservation Poster Contest.

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ITEM:                     A PROCLAMATION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE LOCAL WINNERS OF THE AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION’S 2026 “DROP SAVERS” WATER CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST  

REQUEST:                     Presentation of Proclamations to the local winners of the American Waterworks Association’s “Drop Savers” Water Conservation Poster Contest. 

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EXPLANATION:                     Each year, the Florida Section of the American Waterworks Association (FSAWWA) sponsors the “Drop Savers” Water Conservation Poster Contest, where students from kindergarten to 12^th grade are encouraged to create a poster depicting a water conservation theme.  The contest allows students to promote water awareness and the importance of water conservation in their daily routines.

In support of April being National Water Conservation Month, the Village of Wellington Utility Department created a local Drop Savers contest.  Students from Wellington elementary, middle, and high schools were invited to participate in the contest.  This year is the eighth year of the local contest.  This year, a total of 463 posters were received.  After a panel of judges rated the posters based on message, creativity, and originality, the following local winners were selected to represent the Village of Wellington Utility Department.

Division	School	Student Name	Grade	Winner
Div 1  / K-1st	Wellington Elementary	Celeste Ocampo	1st	1st Place
	Binks Forest Elementary School	Hailey Kane	1st	2nd Place
	Wellington Elementary	Tyce Moreland	1st	3rd Place
Div 2 / 2nd-3rd	Panther Run Elementary School	Lilly Florez	2nd	1st Place
	Panther Run Elementary School	Wynn Le	3rd	2nd Place
	Panther Run Elementary School	Leilani Llopis	2nd	3rd Place
Div 3 / 4th-5th	Panther Run Elementary School	Winter Vega	5th	1st Place
	Binks Forest Elementary School	Alma Mayorga	4th	2nd Place
	Panther Run Elementary School	Olivia Metlitsky	4th	3rd Place
Div 4 / 6th-8th	Emerald Cove Middle School	Bentley Davis	8th	1st Place
	Emerald Cove Middle School	Joshua McKinnis	7th	2nd Place
	Emerald Cove Middle School	Naomy Cuadrado Morales	6th	3rd Place
Div 5 / 9th-12th	Wellington High School	Scarlett Kirk	9th	1st Place
	Wellington High School	Odelia Newton-Deniles	9th	2nd Place
	Wellington High School	Logan J. Wheeler	9th	3rd Place

BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED:                     N/A 

PUBLIC HEARING:                     NO                       QUASI-JUDICIAL:   

FIRST READING:                                            SECOND READING:   

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:                     N/A 

FISCAL IMPACT:                     None 

WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL:                     Protecting our Investment 

RECOMMENDATION:                     Presentation of Proclamations to the local winners of the American Waterworks Association’s “Drop Savers” Water Conservation Poster Contest.