Annual Poster Contest
Theme for 2026: Clean Streets = Clean Streams
The Morrisville Environment and Stormwater Committee (MESC), a resident advisory group, invites you to participate in the 21st Annual Student Art Poster Contest. The goal is to decrease environmental impacts by promoting behaviors that support the protection of our natural resources through public education and increased awareness.
Posters should include benefits of caring for our watershed including conserving water, reducing pollution such as pet waste, washing items over grass instead of pavement, and planting native plants and trees to improve filtration. Find links to Clean Water Education Partnership (CWEP) resources on watersheds, stormwater pollution and PBS’ Follow the Water Plum Landing. We also encourage you to visit the Morrisville Community Library for books and resources on this topic.
The winning poster will be turned into a banner and displayed with previous winners on Town Hall Drive. The grand-prize winner will receive a prize package, and first-place winners for each grade level will be recognized at a Town Council meeting. Students placing first, second and third in each grade will also receive an award certificate, ribbon and gift bag.
All children in grades K–5 who live in Morrisville or attend public or private schools in Morrisville are eligible, as well as those who belong to youth or volunteer organizations in town, such as Dedicated to Our Community or Scouts groups. Each entry must feature original artwork created by the individual student.
Entries(PDF, 159KB) are due by Monday, October 26, 2026, to Town Hall, 100 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville. Best of luck to our student artists!
The 2025 contest winners have been selected for the 20th Annual Student Art Poster Contest! Find a presentation with all winners from the grand prize (Annalisa D.) thru third place for each grade here.(PDF, 2MB) Thank you for the creativity displayed by our kindergarteners through fifth graders! We were SO impressed!
A huge thanks to the educators and organization leaders who shared this opportunity with students and encouraged them to learn about composting. Keeping our food waste out of the landfills helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, keeps our landfills in service longer, and provides compost to help our farmers to grow nourishing crops. The Town has three community carts from which to bring food waste (for the purpose of composting). Please visit our Public Works Recycling page for details on this resource.
The grand prize winner's poster will hang on Town Hall Drive after the holidays. They will also receive a Georgina's gift certificate, a family annual pass to the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, and the free use of a Morrisville shelter. All first, second, and third place winners receive a gift bag and a certificate from the Mayor!
Morrisville youth were invited to showcase their artistic talent and commitment to the environment by participating in the 20th Annual Student Art Poster Contest hosted by the Morrisville Environment & Stormwater Committee. The 2025 theme was: "Compost Nature's Superhero".