Hey friends! Wayne Drop here – your favorite water-saving hero with some exciting news.This spring, I got to be the star of the 2025 “Save Water with Wayne Drop” Sticker Contest, and let me tell you… I was totally blown away by the amazing designs from fourth graders all across Arizona!
A Flood of Creativity
We (that’s me and my water-wise crew at Water — Use It Wisely) invited students to design a sticker explaining why saving water matters—and WOW, did they deliver!
- 979 teachers requested sticker contest packets
- 560 student designs were submitted from classrooms all over the state
Take a peek at a few of the amazing designs that soaked up our attention!
From cool catchphrases and clever rhymes …
… to my likeness in striking superhero poses (I blushed a little)…
… these kids showed just how much they care about our most precious resource – water!
Drumroll Please… Meet the Stick-tacular Winners!
After splashing through hundreds of entries, we picked three winning designs that really made waves:
These amazing artists reminded us all that saving water is seriously cool. I even got to send them a special certificate and some well-deserved fanfare!
Thanks for Making a Splash
To all the students who participated: thank you for sharing your creativity and your voice.
To the teachers and classrooms who took part: thank you for helping us spread the word about saving water.
We’re so grateful for the overwhelming participation and enthusiasm. Keep an eye out; these winning designs will be popping up in Water – Use It Wisely materials all year long. And who knows? You might just spot your favorite sticker out in the wild!
Keep drawing. Keep dreaming. And most of all—keep saving water! After all, when it comes to saving water, every drop—and every drawing—counts.
Your pal,
Wayne Drop is the official spokes-drop for Water – Use It Wisely spreading the message of water conservation across Arizona for 25 years. Wayne visits community events, schools, and libraries to help talk about water conservation and why it’s so important to our state. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, boating, walks on the beach, and sledding in the snow. Find more blogs from Wayne Drop.
Learn more details about the sticker contest in Wayne’s March Blog.