Twelve students from across Yolo and northeastern Solano counties were recently recognized as winners of the 2026 Clean Air Art Contest by the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District Board of Directors and staff. Through exceptional artwork created with colored pencils, crayons, markers, pens and paint, the students used their artistic talents to bring this year’s theme, “Heroes for Clean Air,” to life.
The District received 80 submissions from students in transitional kindergarten through ninth grade this year, representing 16 local schools across the region. The contest serves as one of many ways the Air District engages local communities while promoting awareness of the connection between air quality, public health, and the environment.
The 2026 Clean Air Art Contest Winners
Transitional Kindergarten – Second Grade
1st Place: Kira Rehe, First Grade, Our Lady of Grace, West Sacramento
2nd Place: Lillian Ong, Second Grade, Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Davis
3rd Place: Hiro Bissell, Second Grade, Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Davis
4th Place: Olive Zhang, Second Grade, Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Davis
Third Grade
Tie for 1st Place: Ophelia Watkins, Robert E. Willett Elementary School, Davis
Tie for 1st Place: Elena Rodriguez, Orchard Elementary School, Vacaville
2nd Place: Ava Rehe, Our Lady of Grace, West Sacramento
3rd Place: Olivia Elaine Brown, Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School, Davis
Fourth – Ninth Grade
1st Place: Elizabeth Chen, Eighth Grade, Frances Harper Junior High School, Davis
2nd Place: Lydia Foo, Ninth Grade, Frances Harper Junior High School, Davis
3rd Place: Ryan Rose Lavelle, Fifth Grade, Shirley Rominger Intermediate School, Winters
4th Place: Mariam Mahmoud, Ninth Grade, Da Vinci High School, Davis
