A SIGN OF TOLERANCE, DIVERSITY PACOIMA FIFTH-GRADER'S WINNING POSTER IS NOW FEATURED ON A BILLBOARD.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer Ten-year-old George Barbosa can't help but feel a little proud each time he sees his own drawing towering on a billboard above Sepulveda Boulevard. But where there's pride, there's also disbelief Disbelief See also Skepticism. Capys Trojan who mistrusted Trojan Horse; cautioned against bringing it into the city. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 50] Cassandra no one gave credence to her accurate prophecies of doom. [Gk. Myth. - the Pacoima Middle School student says modestly that his drawing ability could use some work. ``I'm not very artistic,'' Barbosa explained. Nonetheless, Barbosa's poster was selected over hundreds of applicants from three Valley elementary schools Valley Elementary School is an elementary school located in Beavercreek, Ohio and is part of the Beavercreek City School District. The principal is Lisa Walk. External links
As the winner, an enlarged version of his poster was put on a billboard in North Hills, along Sepulveda near Mayall Street. ``I had no idea I was going to win,'' he said. ``It was beautiful.'' Barbosa drew a picture of the Earth with children from different countries and races holding hands beneath it, all framed by a rainbow. This, he said, represented cooperation and diversity. Asked why he figured his poster was chosen, Barbosa, a short boy with rounded cheeks and an eager smile, looked at his poster and offered, ``It's probably because I drew the world ... I think.'' Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Detective Charles Uribe, one of the
contest's judges, said it was primarily the clarity with which
Barbosa's drawing expressed the message organizers wanted to
portray.
``The theme was we're all different, however, we can all work together,'' Uribe said. ``We were looking at how clearly they demonstrated this theme, neatness and quality of the effort.'' Uribe said the kids could use any medium - water color Wa´ter col`or 1. (Paint.) A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; - so called in distinction from 2. A picture painted with such colors. , crayons or pencils - and ``do whatever they want to do and document how they would get along with their neighbors in a diverse community.'' He added, ``You wish you could pick them all.'' The contest was sponsored by the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. , the District Attorney's Office, Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. and the Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism . The billboard space was provided by Clear Channel Communication. Uribe said there were approximately 1,300 entries from Haddon Avenue, Beach Avenue and Sharp Avenue elementary schools elementary school: see school. . Barbosa said he was given 45 days to complete the assignment and worked with his father to come up with an idea. The message was also one that hits home for Barbosa, who attends a diverse school and whose parents are both immigrants. ``People shouldn't be treating each other different because they're different colors,'' he said. ``They should work together to make a better world.'' Speaking in Spanish, Barbosa's father, Gabriel Trancoso, said that like his son, he was also proud. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: George Barbosa holds his winning artwork for a poster contest promoting tolerance and diversity. The billboard featuring his poster flanks him. Michael Owen
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