2008 Winners Announced
 Christin Engelberth Age 11 |  Edwin J. Calderon Age 14 |  Amy Mireles Age 12 |  Julia M. Rodriguez Age 10 |
Overall winner – Christin Engelberth, 11, Harris Middle School, teacher: Lacey Trevino
Christin's art will become the City's official Christmas Card for 2008. The Awards Ceremony at City Council Chambers, Municipal Plaza, was held on November 20 Thirty-five pieces of art from the contest will be displayed at the Children's Museum during the month of December. The cards will be available for sale at $7 for a box of 10 at Lion's Field Adult and Senior Citizens Center, 2809 Broadway, the Parks and Recreation Department Director's Office, 11th Floor, Municipal Plaza building, the Ron Darner Headquarters, 5800 Old Highway 90 West, Commander's House, 645 S. Main, Valley View Community Link Center, 8523 Blanco Road at West Avenue, South Park Community Link Center, 2310 S.W. Military Drive, and Las Palmas Community Link Center, 803 Castroville Road. Christmas in San Antonio cards can be ordered by calling the Parks and Recreation Department at 207-3133. The cards will also be available at all four City of San Antonio Community Link Service Centers and at the Parks and Recreation Offices in the Ronald R. Darner Parks and Recreation Operations Headquarters, 5800 Old Highway 90 West.
For more information call Special Programs at 207-3133.
The other winners are: High School1st – Edwin J. Calderon, 14, Madison High, Margo McCarthy
2nd – Daniel Ramirez, 17, Ronald Reagan High, Shana Wetzel
3rd – Casandra Gutierrez, Highland High, M. Alfaro Middle School
1st – Amy Mireles, 12, San Antonio Christian School, Gail Smith
2nd – Margaret Howard, 13, Harris Middle, Lacey Trevino
3rd – Joshua Dukes, 12, Driscoll Middle, Margaret Wright Elementary School
1st- Julia M. Rodriguez, 10, Elrod Elementary, Marty Ortiz
2nd- Jesus Delgado Zavala, 11, Wilshire Elementary, Kelly Schulze
3rd- Guinevere Rodriguez, 10, Elrod Elementary, Marty Ortiz and Annie Salazar, art teacher Christmas Art Contest
207-3132
2008 Rules and Entry Form (PDF)
Youngsters with a passion for art have the opportunity to put it to the test by participating in the Parks and Recreation Department Christmas in San Antonio Student Art Contest.
Official rules and entry forms are available in late August each year at any Parks and Recreation community center, public library, or download the entry forms by visiting www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec . Art can be entered in the contest by students, grades 4 - 12, who are enrolled in schools, public, parochial, and private, or home schooled with a San Antonio metropolitan area mailing address. Several pieces of artwork will be chosen to be displayed at the Central Library for the month of November and the San Antonio Children's Museum in December. Winning artists will be recognized by the Mayor at the Awards Ceremony and honored during the Contest's Main Gallery Exhibit Reception.The contest is open to all students, grades 4-12, who are enrolled in a public, parochial or private school that has a San Antonio mailing address. Home schooled children; grades 4-12, with a San Antonio physical address may also enter.
First, second and third place are be awarded in each of three categories. Grades 4 and 5 are judged in the Elementary School category, grades 6 through 8 in the Middle School category and grades 9 through 12 in the High School category. The overall winner will receive $150. First place winners will receive $50. Second place will receive $30 and third place $20.
Pick up a list of rules and an official entry form for the Christmas in San Antonio Art Contest at any Parks and Recreation Community Center, Darner Headquarters, 5800 Old Highway 90 West, any public library branch or the San Antonio Children’s Museum, 305 E. Houston. Entry forms can also be downloaded from the web at www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec.
2007 Christmas Card Rules and Registration Form
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