Oxnard 6th Grade Student Wins Youth Art Contest for Upcoming Strawberry Festival
And the winner of the 2016 California Strawberry Festival Youth Art Design Contest is…12-year-old Luz Gonzalez from Robert Frank Intermediate School in Oxnard.
The winning piece, “Surfing Strawberries,” was one of 1,445 entries. It features two surfing strawberries donning baseball hats catching a wave while their berry friend cheers them on from the shoreline.
On Tuesday, strawberry festival representatives surprised the sixth grader and her classmates with a pizza party and award presentation. Luz also received a $100 gift certificate.
“To create the design, Gonzalez used her imagination and positive outlook for the concept, and went to task with markers, colored pencils and crayons,” said festival organizers. “The art project was a self-motivated volunteer endeavor, permitted only after regular class work was completed.”
The contest was open to students from Kindergarten to sixth grade throughout Ventura County.
Each of the students that participated in this contest are not going home empty handed. Festival officials are giving them a free strawberry festival ticket for their artsy efforts.
The 12-year-old’s poster will be on display at the California Strawberry Festival on May 21st and 22nd.
General admission is $12, Seniors 62 and older pay $8 and children ages 5 to 12 pay only $5. Kids under 4 years old enter free. Active military and dependents with identification are $8. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or in advance at www.strawberry-fest.org.
