Rio Communities Optimist Club 2022 Photo Contest Winners

Grand Prize

Gabriel Ronquillo, 15, ninth grade, Valencia High School; Creed Line: To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

First through fourth grade

First Place: Ryant Cox, 10, fourth grade, Belen Family School; Creed Line: To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

Second Place: Marianne Worley, 8, second grade, St. Mary’s Catholic School; Creed Line: To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

Fifth through eighth grade

First Place: Lillyana Wheeler, 11, sixth grade, La Merced Elementary; Creed Line: To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

Second Place: Noah Baca, 12, sixth grade, La Merced Elementary; Creed Line: To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Third Place: Kaylee Apodaca, 14, eighth grade, Belen Middle School; Creed Line: To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

Ninth through 12th grade

First Place: Andrea Whisenhunt, 18, senior, Valencia High School; Creed Line: To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

Second Place: Mackenzie Goshorn, 15, ninth grade; Valencia High School; Creed Line: To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

Third Place: Isaiah Lucero, 17, 11th grade, Valencia County; Creed Line: To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.