Video Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Take Care of Texas Video Contest!

They worked hard and produced wonderful, creative videos that help their fellow Texans learn how to protect our environment. Check out the winning videos below.

2024 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Emmanuel Vaughan
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George Bush High School, Richmond

2nd Place
Daphne Foye
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Akins High School, Austin

3rd Place
Mia Arreola
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Homeschool, Lewisville

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Bianca Shipley
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Omar Bradley Middle School, San Antonio

2nd Place
Ian Gutierrez
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United Middle School, Laredo

3rd Place
Henry Wickham
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Hudson Bend Middle School, Austin

2023 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Gabriel Pyenta
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Jim Ned High School, Tuscola

2nd Place
Peyton Braun
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Communication Arts High School, San Antonio

3rd Place
Emma Ferry
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Burkburnett High School, Burkburnett

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Olivia Kim
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Ereckson Middle School, Allen

2nd Place
Mickeas Villeda
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Ferris Junior High School, Ferris

3rd Place
Reese Brown
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Jim Ned Middle School, Tuscola

2022 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Bryson Magee
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George Bush High School, Richmond

2nd Place
Esha Shetty
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 Rick Reedy High School, Frisco

3rd Place
Emma Marquez
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R.L. Turner High School, Carrollton

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Gary “Ace” Hart
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Hudson Bend Middle School, Austin

2nd Place
Kaitlyn Guevara
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John Drugan School, El Paso

3rd Place
Myles Parras
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William B. Travis Vanguard and Academy, Dallas

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

2021 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Jacobo Arango
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Cypress Woods High School, Cypress

2nd Place
Ray Lopez
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Pebble Hills High School, El Paso

3rd Place
Leyton Hill
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Keller High School, Keller

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Sofia Ramirez
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STEM Academy at Nimitz, San Antonio 

2nd Place
Daphne Hayes
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 Kealing Middle School, Austin

3rd Place
Moises Huante
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Homeschool, El Paso

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

2020 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Ethan Weldon
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McKinney Boyd High School, McKinney

2nd Place
Rachel Lewis
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Fairfield High School, Fairfield

3rd Place
Emma Lowe
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Vanguard College Preparatory School, Waco

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Alondra Paez
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Trautmann Middle School, Laredo

2nd Place
Nicole Rodriguez
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Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, Dallas

3rd Place
McKinley Meece
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Highland Park Middle School, Dallas

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

2019 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Dominique Barraza
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Pebble Hills High School, El Paso

2nd Place
Kate Saltel
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Westlake High School, Austin

3rd Place
Josephine Malango
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Stevens High School, San Antonio

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Vibhas Chinta
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Vista Ridge Middle School, Fort Worth

2nd Place
Talitha Zuniga
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Trautmann Middle School, Laredo

3rd Place
Samantha Vaca
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Hudson Bend Middle School, Austin

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

2018 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
Shelby Doroshow
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Grade Royse City High School, Royse City

2nd Place
Elizabeth Watson
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Vanguard College Preparatory School, Waco

3rd Place
Matthew McKeon
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Keller High School, Keller

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Alexis Wragg
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Talkington School for Young Women Leaders, Lubbock

2nd Place
Greyson Blanchard
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Celina Junior High School, Celina

3rd Place
Oziel Gonzalez
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Trautmann Middle School, Laredo

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

2017 Video Contest Winners
9th-12th Grades
1st Place
David Garza
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Robert E. Lee High School, San Antonio

2nd Place
Katy Zimmerman
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Coronado High School, Lubboc

3rd Place
Katherine Faulkner
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Paschal High School, Fort Worth

6th-8th Grades
1st Place
Emma Rose Gill
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Soaring Eagle Academy, Nolanville

2nd Place
Alejandra Espinoza
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Armando Chapa Middle School, Kyle

3rd Place
Halie Barta
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Bandera Middle School, Bandera

A big thank you to our contest sponsor who provided the contest prizes!
Waste Management of Texas, Inc.