Keep Lee County Beautiful holds 31st annual calendar art awards ceremony
PIE's McCarthy earns honorable mention
Beautiful recently hosted its 31st annual Keep Lee County Beautiful Inc. “Leave the Scene Clean” calendar awards ceremony at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. The contest drew hundreds of entries from local students, representing public, private and home schools in Lee County.
Submitted work was judged on artistic execution and originality as well as environmental theme, such as litter prevention, recycling, community cleanup and protecting the environment.
The 12 first place selections, one from each grade 1 through 12, in addition to the cover winner, will be featured in KLCB’s full color 2022 “Leave the Scene Clean” Calendar. Also selected were honorable mentions in each grade. The awards ceremony included an exhibit of the winning artwork and the release of the 2022 calendar. Each of the 12 first place winners were awarded a $50 prize, except the 12th grade and cover winners received a $500 cash scholarship courtesy of Covanta Energy.
Each calendar month contains a different student work of art. The back cover features an environmental message by Estero High School student Nicole Sierra-Iszler, the cover winner.
Earning an honorable mention was 3rd grader Genesis McCarthy of Pine Island Elementary.
These popular full color calendars can be had for a $3 donation each and are available through participating Lee County Schools, who retain all proceeds collected with the funds being used to pay for environmental projects at the participating school. Email Tisha@klcb.org for information on how to request a calendar.
The calendar project is made possible through corporate sponsorships.
Award winners
Cover Winner: Nicole Sierra-Iszler – Estero High School – Grade 9
Grade 1 First Place Winner: Brody Odom – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Grade 2 First Place Winner: Parker Purslow – Gateway Elementary
Honorable Mentions: Scarlett Holdaway – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts; Julia Perez – Gateway Elementary
Grade 3 Honorable Mention: Genesis McCarthy – Pine Island Elementary
Grade 4 First Place Winner: Jaxon Mohr – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Honorable Mentions: Raquel Mejia – Tanglewood Elementary; Hans Mesamours – Gateway Elementary; Landon Parker – Gateway Elementary
Grade 5 First Place Winner: Kelley Kenner – Tanglewood Elementary
Honorable Mentions: Emily Rosales – Gateway Elementary; Brodey Solomon – River Hall Elementary; Hannah Walsh – Gateway Elementary
Grade 6 First Place Winner: Elizaveth Martinez – Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Honorable Mentions: Brooklynn Blusiewicz – Oasis Middle School; Alexis Davis – Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle; Sophyr Fenelon – Veteran Park Academy for the Arts
Grade 7 First Place Winner: Jaden Chason – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Honorable Mentions: Daphanie Welsher – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts; Lorena Huang – Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts
Grade 8 First Place Winner: Sophia Pérez – Gulf Middle School
Honorable Mentions: Jocelyn Roach – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts; Jocelyn Roach – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts; Melinda Castro – Lexington Middle School
Grade 9 First Place Winner: Amy Le-Hoang – Cypress Lake High School
Honorable Mentions: Gabriela Kat Martinez – Estero High School; Jamison Albertorio-Acevedo – Cypress Lake High School; Zachary Yoshida – Cypress Lake High School
Grade 10 First Place Winner: Alayna Calkins – Cypress Lake High School
Honorable Mentions: Haley Allensworth – Cypress Lake High School; Ray Martorella – Cypress Lake High School; Erin Bruns – Estero High School
Grade 11 First Place Winner: Erica Fort – Estero High School
Honorable Mentions: McKenzie Donahue – Cypress Lake High School; Kaitlyn Logue – Cypress Lake High School; Heidi Hernandez – Cypress Lake High School
Grade 12 First Place Winner: Wolfe Enmon – North Fort Myers High School
Honorable Mentions: Bianca Falcon – North Fort Myers High School; Olivia Bevillard – Cypress Lake High School; Emmarose Roazen – North Fort Myers High School