The SFDDA Annual Poster Contest Celebrating Children’s Dental Health Month is Back

After a two-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Children’s Dental Health Month poster contest came back. Still, the awards breakfast, which usually takes place in February, was moved to May because of the covid variants that surged right after the new year.

It was wonderful to see the children and their families attend the breakfast at Denny’s on Miracle Mile. We learned from the school representatives how much this means to the students and how they look forward to our poster contest. Well, it’s one of our favorite events too - even the staff at Denny’s was happy to have us back.

We were happy to have Mr. Ray Jui, art teacher, and Ms. Shanna Patterson, the gifted program from Hialeah Elementary School, and Ms. Lissette Lutz and Ms. Linda Mangual of the Miami Dade County Public Schools Division of Academics, Visual and Performing Arts. This year’s entries were excellent, and we are proud to present and congratulate the winners.

Third Grade Division: First Place - Claire Darias Second Place - Mark Gonzalez

Fourth Grade Division: First Place - Daniela Garcia Second Place - Carolina Montalvo Third Place - Lucian Santiago*

Fifth Grade Division: First Place - Dylan Garcia Second Place - Madeline Morfa Third Place - Dayanisley Leon*

*winner was unable to attend the breakfast. Note: Due to contest rules, there was no qualifying entry, and thus a third prize was not awarded in the third-grade division.

Pictured l-r: Art teacher, Mr. Ray Jui, Daniela Garcia, Clair Darius, Carolina Montalvo, Madeline Morta, Dylan Garcia and front center, Mark Gonzalez. Pictured l-r: Ms. Lissette Lutz, ; Ms. Shanna Patterson, Mr.Ray Jui, and Ms. Linda Mangual

Pictured on top: The winning posters for 2022! Pictured above second row: Claire Darias, Marck Gonzalez, Daniela Garcia; Pictured above third row : Carolina Montalvo, Dylan Garcia, Madeline Morfa