ADVISORY/LADWP Honors Students and Teachers for Outstanding Artwork in Fifth Annual Green LA Contest; Exhibition Opening of Student Art.

News Editors/City Desks

ADVISORY...for Monday (April 28)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

  350 Contest Posters Displayed at LADWP Headquarters Through May 30

When:    Monday, April 28, 2003
         4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Award Ceremony
         5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Reception

Where:   LADWP Headquarters -- 111 N. Hope St. downtown Los Angeles
         Award Ceremony -- Auditorium; Reception -- Cafeteria

Who:     Participating Students, Teachers, and Administrators from
         schools throughout the city of Los Angeles. Speakers include:

         --  Monica Rodriguez, Deputy; Board of Education President
             Caprice Young

         --  Lillian Kawasaki, LADWP Assistant General Manager,
             Environmental Affairs and Economic Development

         --  Angelina Galiteva, LADWP Director of Green LA

         --  Two students, Talya S. from Mayall St. School and
             Adriana W. from San Pedro High School, describe their
             winning posters

         --  Two teachers, Lorraine Quan from Mayall St. School and
             Karen Nichols from Reseda High School, explain effective
             instructional techniques

What:    Certificates and prizes will be awarded to 50 students and
         teachers in six categories covering grades K-12 in Los
         Angeles public, private and parochial schools. The art
         exhibition includes displays of 45 winning posters exhibited
         around the spiral staircase and more than 300 posters on
         display in the cafeteria. The winning posters will be on
         display at LADWP through the end of June. All posters will be
         displayed through the end of May.

         The posters assist LADWP by enhancing messages and
         communications efforts about the Green LA Programs to
         customers. Winning student art is incorporated into
         calendars, note cards, posters, bookmarks, displays and
         banners. Winning posters for the past four years can be
         viewed online at www.GreenLA.com.

Visuals: 350 mounted brightly colored posters. About 300 participants
         will attend the event. Visual shots include students with
         posters, audience viewing posters, students and teachers
         discussing the art and the environmental themes.