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Congratulations to the
2008 UTD/McDonald Poster Contest Winners

Congratulations to all UTD-McDonald’s Student Poster Contest Winners 

Inspired by this year’s theme, "Children Everywhere ... Living, Loving, and Laughing", more than 400 students submitted drawings for the 26th Annual UTD-McDonald’s Student Poster Contest.  Twenty winners were selected from 6 categories. A new category "Digital Art", was introduced this year.   The winners and their teachers will be honored at an Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, 2008 at Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH).  Details TBA.

Special thanks to our Judges
Mariolga Lebredo – Art/Science Teacher, Myrtle Grove Elementary
Irene Albalat – Art Teacher, Coral Gables Elementary
Carolina Toledo - Pantin/Berber & Silverstein

Click on pictures to enlarge

Category:  9th - 12th



First Place
Michael Marquez
Homestead Sr.
Teacher: Josh Bullard



Second Place
Maria Villavicencio
Miami Springs Sr.
Teacher: Donna Bellamy







Third Place
Jonathan Rodriguez
Dr. Michael Krop Sr.
Teacher:  Jaime Aguilar

Category:  6th - 8th

First Place
Juliette Sardou
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 

Second Place
Gabriela Millan
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 



Third Place
Ana Aroix
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 

Category:  4th - 5th

First Place
Juan C. Borguez
Ojus Elem.
Teacher: Anna Karilshtadt
 

Second Place
Amber Manuel
Myrtle Grove Elem.
Teacher: Harold Zimmerman
 

Third Place
Federico Costa Silva
Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Ctr.
Teacher:  Michele Ross

Honorable Mention
Rakiva Toney
Myrtle Grove Elem.
Teacher:  Harold Zimmerman
 

    

Category:  Pre-K - 3rd Grade

First Place
Tatiana Delgado
Jack D. Gordon Elem.
Teacher:  Michael Flaum

 

Second Place
Carmen Ricardo
South Hialeah Elem.
Teacher:  Ileana Bello
 

Third Place
Star Allen
Ojus Elem.
Teacher: Anna Karilshtadt
 

Category:  Exceptional Education

First Place
Omar Smith
Edison Park Elem.
Teacher: Charles Webber
 

Second Place
Danny Perez
Chapman Elem.
Carmen Pupo
 

Third Place
Nathaniel Aguirre
Chapman Elem.
Carmen Pupo
 

Category:  Digital Art

First Place
Juan Duplessy
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 

Second Place
Amparo Bacallao
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 

Third Place
Mitchell Fernandez
South Miami K-8 Ctr.
Teacher: Marilyn Polin
 

Honorable Mention
Jeffrey Noy
Miami Lakes Ed. Center
Teacher: Odalys Soto