Memphis Light, Gas and Water recently awarded top prizes for the MLGW 4th Annual Art Poster Contest for Memphis and Shelby County students. The contest is open to students in grades K-12 in both city and county schools; the goal is to give students the opportunity to learn and share ideas about saving energy.

The contest was judged in three categories: 

1. Elementary school (grades K-5)
2. Middle school (grades 6-8)
3. High school (grades 9-12)

All entries were judged on their ability to clearly and creatively communicate the theme "Saving Energy."

This year's contest had 160 entries from elementary, middle and high schools throughout Memphis and Shelby County. All students were eligible to compete from public, private, charter, parochial and home-schools. The winning students each received a $125 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble with their teachers winning a $125 gift certificate to the Art Center. 

Winners for the Memphis Light, Gas and Water 4th Annual Art Poster Contest

Lily Bix-Daw, seventh-grader at Snowden Middle School,
art teacher - Christine Todd, entry "Reduce-Reuse-Recycle"
 
Taylor Elliott, fifth-grader at Briarcrest Christian School,
art teacher - Tonya Loyd, entry "i have the POWER to save energy!"
 
Crystal Bowen, tenth-grader at Central High School,
art teacher - Jessica White, entry "RETHINK conserve energy"