Elementary-Aged Students Show Importance of National Electrical Safety Month With Creative Posters

May 16, 2022, Falcon, CO – To illustrate the importance of National Electrical Safety Month this May, Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Electrical Safety Poster Contest! This contest is offered annually for children, grades kindergarten – fifth, to increase electrical safety awareness. This year, 179 posters were submitted from eleven schools across MVEA’s service territory. This year’s winning poster was created by Stella, a fourth-grade student at Big Sandy School.

In addition to MVEA’s overall poster contest winner, a winner from each grade level that submitted posters was selected. Each of the winners received a Kindle Fire, and the winners’ teacher received an Amazon gift card.

And the winners are:

Overall Winner: Stella, Big Sandy Schools – Fourth Grade

 

Second Grade Winner: Audrey, The Classical Academy

 

Third Grade Winner: Abigail, Cherry Valley Elementary

Fourth Grade Winner (Tie): Sloan, Prairie Winds Elementary School 

Fourth Grade Winner (Tie): Mila, Monument Academy

 

Fifth Grade Winner (Tie): Emma, Limon Public Schools

 

Fifth Grade Winner (Tie): Alexandra, Prairie Winds Elementary School

 

Because we live and work in the community we serve, we care about our neighbors and their children. In an effort to keep our kids safe, MVEA also offers free-of-charge electrical safety demonstrations to any school in MVEA’s service territory. To learn more about MVEA’s Energy Learning Experiences, visit: www.mvea.coop/demos.

MVEA’s poster contest is held each year January – March. Winners are chosen in April and featured each May to highlight National Electrical Safety Month.