Broward County Water and Wastewater Services Division (WWS), in partnership with the School Board of Broward County and the South Florida Water Management District, hosted the annual Coloring and Poetry Book Awards Ceremony to recognize the 2007 winners on February 26 in the Broward County Governmental Center.

All winners received commemorative inscriptions along with prizes, gift and valuable gift cards for their participation.

Each year, WWS distributes over 68,000 printed covers for the annual environmental contest to 138 participating elementary schools in Broward County. The contest runs concurrently with the poetry contest, which is available to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Each year, the contest is centered on a water-related theme and focuses on the importance of water conservation. This year's theme was "Water Matters."

The following is a list of the 2007 winning pieces:
2007 Grand Prize for Coloring Domenica Santana Country Hills Elementary Coral Springs Overall Grand Prize for Poetry Andres Rizo Orangebrook Elementary Hollywood 5th Grade 1st Place Andrea DeAbreau Everglades Elementary Weston 5th Grade 3rd Place Yaritza Manrique Flamingo Elementary Davie 3rd Grade 3rd Place Kohin Khandwalla Everglades Elementary Weston 3rd Grade 2nd Place Trina Urdaneta Everglades Elementary Weston 3rd Grade 1st Place Rebecca Smith Sheridan Hills Elementary Hollywood 5th Grade 2nd Place Natalye Tirado Indian Trace Elementary Weston 4th Grade 2nd Place Mariana Gomez Orangebrook Elementary Hollywood 4th Grade 3rd Place May-Lin Fundaminsky Indian Trace Elementary Weston
Poetry Contest 2007
	2nd Grade
	2nd Place: Mrs. Dumire Class, Morrow Elementary North Lauderdale 1st Place: Emma Rose Gellman, Everglades Elementary, Weston
	3rd Grade
	2nd Place: Marina Maldonado, Eagle Point Elementary, Weston 1st Place: Noelle Garcia, Flamingo Elementary, Davie
	4th Grade
	3rd Place: Caitlin Cairo, Panther Run Elementary, Pembroke Pines 2nd Place: Kiara Soto, Panther Run Elementary, Pembroke Pines 1st Place: Mitchell Latzman, Hollywood Hills Elementary, Hollywood
	5th Grade
	5th Grade 3rd Place: Matthew Caffett, Eagle Point Elementary, Weston 2nd Place: Courtney Epstein, Everglades Elementary, Weston 1st Place: Andres Rizo, Orangebrooke Elementary, Hollywood
Overall Grand Prize for Poetry
	Andres Rizo, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood
Coloring Contest 2007
	1st Grade
	Honorable Mention: Karina Rojas, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood Honorable Mention: Rominol Baca, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood Honorable Mention: Maria Manolizi, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood
	2nd Grade
	2nd Place Honorable Mention: Jonathan Chang, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood 1st Place Honorable Mention: Arianna Galan, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood
	3rd Grade
	3rd Place: Kohin Khandwalla, Everglades Elementary, Weston 2nd Place: Trina Urdaneta, Everglades Elementary, Weston 1st Place: Rebecca Smith, Sheridan Hills Elementary. Hollywood
	4th Grade
	3rd Place: May-Lin Fundaminsky, Indian Trace Elementary, Weston 2nd Place: Mariana Gomez, Orangebrook Elementary, Hollywood 1st Place: Domenica Santana, Country Hills Elementary, Coral Springs
	5th Grade
	3rd Place: Yaritza Manrique, Flamingo Elementary, Davie 2nd Place: Natalye Tirado, Indian Trace Elementary, Weston 1st Place: Andrea DeAbreau, Everglades Elementary, Weston
2007 Grand Prize for Coloring
	Domenica Santana, Country Hills Elementary, Coral Springs
2008 Design Award
	3rd Place
	Ruby Martinez, Taravella High School, Coral Springs
	2nd Place
	De Andra Brown, Miramar High School, Miramar
	1st Place
	Jasmin Amaya, Miramar High School, Miramar