Fifth-grade student wins Sand Springs trash truck poster contest

A 5th grader's art is showcased on one of the Sand Springs trash trucks.

Monday, May 5th 2025, 8:13 pm

By: Craig Day

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. -

Sand Springs has announced the winner of the inaugural Trash Truck Poster Art contest.

The winner is Taylor, a 5th-grade student at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy.

In January and February, 4th and 5th grade students learn about ways to prevent pollution during their science class. Art teachers then have students make a poster based on the lesson. With the help of a graphic designer, finalists are selected. City employees then vote.

Taylor's design will be on one of the Sand Springs trash trucks for the next four to seven years.

Craig Day

Craig Day anchors the 5, 6 & 10 o’clock newscasts at News On 6. He’s an Emmy and national Edward R. Murrow award winner, whose work has also been recognized with awards by several other journalism groups, including the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalism, Oklahoma Associated Press, and broadcasting associations in Louisiana and Texas, including reporter and story of the year when he worked in Shreveport, Louisiana.