Rainbow Water District Announces 2026 Student Poster Contest Winners

July 2026

FALLBROOK, CA ---Rainbow Municipal Water District (Rainbow Water) announced the winners of the 2026 Student Water Awareness Poster Contest at the Communications and Customer Service meeting in July. This year, the top fourth grade artists are all from Bonsall Elementary School and include Lillian Hackbarth, Ada Rae Prechtl, and Sarai Chavarin.  

Rainbow Water General Manager Jake Wiley recognized the fourth grade student artists for their outstanding artistic achievement and presented each artist with a custom-designed award and a bag of art supplies. The three student entries will advance to the regional contest, competing alongside 36 student entries in the 35th annual water poster contest hosted by North County Water Agencies (NCWA). The NCWA is a collection of 11 water agencies in northern San Diego County that collaborate on community outreach, water initiatives, and the annual student poster contest.

“We received over three dozen entries from students in our service area, which were then voted on by the Rainbow team to select the winners,” said Wiley. “This contest is a testament to our commitment to partner with our local schools to educate our youngest audience about the importance of using water wisely.”

At the beginning of the year, Rainbow Water distributed poster contest entry forms to fourth grade classes at Bonsall Elementary and Vallecitos Elementary, to invite students to create original artwork centered on the theme “Love Water, Save Water.” The poster entries are collected and judged by Rainbow Water staff based on creativity, artistry, and the best expression of the theme. Three finalists are selected and submitted to NCWA’s regional judging panel to determine the front cover and placement in the 2027 calendar. The calendar is designed by NCWA members and printed locally for distribution to all member agencies. Complimentary printed calendars will be available for public pickup at Rainbow Water District headquarters and any NCWA member agency office in December 2026.