Sarasota County Public Utilities is participating in the 2025 FSAWWA Drop Savers Water Conservation Poster Contest and we need YOUR submissions! Sarasota County students in Kindergarten through 12^th Grade are invited to submit an 8x11 poster designed to represent a water conservation idea, in slogan form, drawing form, or both. This state-wide contest helps to promote water awareness and the importance of conservation in our daily lives.

How to Enter?

Sarasota County schools wishing to participate in this competition can utilize the School Submissions Guidelines Form below.  Each school will select one winning poster from each age division to be sent to the Sarasota County Public Utilities Department for judging by February 28, 2025. Sarasota County Public Utilities will then select one winner for each age division among all the schools to be sent on to the Florida State division of the American Water Works Association for state-level judging.

Age divisions are as follows:

Division 1: Kindergarten and First Grade

Division 2: Second and Third Grade

Division 3: Fourth and Fifth Grade

Division 4: Middle School; Grades Six, Seven and Eight

Division 5: High School; Grades Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve

For more information on how your school can participate in this competition, please contact dropsaver@scgov.net

School Submission Guidelines Form

Schools wishing to participate can use this form for guidelines on submitting winners. Schools must mail a COLOR copy of winning posters to Sarasota County Public Utilities.

School Submission Guidelines Form

Winner Submittal Form

Schools should fill out the Winner Submittal Form for each student and tape to the back of each poster submission.

Winner Submittal Form

Prizes

Prizes for county winners include:

1. Artwork displayed at Sarasota County Administration throughout Water Conservation Month (April 2024)
2. Artwork displayed on scgov.net
3. Artists recognized by the board during the Proclamation of Water Conservation Month
4. Sarasota County Swag

2025 Winning Submissions

Congratulations to the following students whose submissions were selected! These students will go on to compete in the state level competition. 

Division 1: Kindergarten-1st Grade

Marlee Letts, Laurel Nokomis Elementary, 1st Grade

Division 2: 2nd-3rd Grade

Amira Abntalal, Laurel Nokomis Elementary, 3rd Grade

Division 3: 4th-5th Grade

Madelyn Gryko, Englewood Elementary, 5th Grade

A special thank you to all of the teachers who submitted their students' work, and to all of our county's young, creative minds who participated.