Fulton County recognized K-12 students at an awards event for their entries in the county's annual art calendar contest, a program sponsored by Public Works and organized by the Fulton County Department of Public Arts to promote water conservation.

County staff praised the students' creativity and community impact. Speaker 1 (Staff member) said, "Their creativity and dedication was truly inspiring. Today, we proudly commend all the students for their outstanding artwork and invaluable contributions to promoting environmental stewardship and raising awareness about water conservation." Speaker 2 (Staff member) said the contest, which Public Works sponsors every year, encourages students to "think about water resources and how we can protect and how we can conserve that."

Several students described their motivations and themes. Student 1 (Student) thanked the Department of Public Arts for organizing the contest, saying it "giv[es] all young artists like me a chance to showcase our artwork." Student 2 (Student) described a long history with art and why she entered this contest: "My parents were, like, I used to do art since I was 6. So I was, like, why not just combine this to, like, showcase my care for the environment and talk about water?" Student 3 (Student) explained her entry titled "revolution through water" and said she hopes people will "remove all the waste from the ocean and, do their best to, save the environment."

Students and staff framed the contest as a tool for outreach on drought and conservation habits. As Student 2 put it, the event "brings awareness to, number 1, our drought conditions that we may have. And the importance for everyone, students particularly, to conserve water, to, think of the ways that we don't conserve water, and to encourage good habits." Other remarks indicated the contest aims to have students share conservation messages with their families.

No formal policy actions, votes, or budget decisions were recorded in the transcript for this item. The discussion focused on recognition, student perspectives and outreach goals. The contest was described as annual and aimed at K-12 students; further administrative or funding details were not specified.