Student Environmental Champions Awards
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful's Student Environmental Champions Awards recognize outstanding Oklahoma youth who demonstrate exceptional dedication to environmental stewardship in their communities. These awards celebrate young leaders who take the initiative in promoting sustainability, conservation, and litter prevention efforts in their communities all across Oklahoma. Through innovative projects and hands-on engagement, recipients of these awards embody the spirit of Keep Oklahoma Beautiful’s mission to create a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful state.
The event's honorees include finalists for the UnCapped Art Contest, UpCycled Invention Contest, End Litter Video Contest, GACinOK T-Shirt Design Contest, Individual Youth Achievement Award, and Group Youth Achievement Award.
SEC Awards 2025 Photo Gallery
Honoring Oklahoma's young leaders in sustainability, conservation, and community beautification.
Student Environmental Champions Class of 2025
UnCapped Art Contest
PreK - 4th Grade Division
Mrs. Jones’ Kindergarten at Seiling Elementary
UnCapped Art Contest
5th & 6th Grade Division
Mrs. Sullivan’s 5th Grade Class at Canton Public Schools
UpCycled Invention Contest
Ms. Watts’ 8th Grade Class at Rattan Public Schools
End Litter Video Contest
High School Division
Mr. Ben Hlavaty's Students at Moore-Norman Technology Center
End Litter Video Contest
College Division
Mr. Ben Hlavaty's Students at Moore-Norman Technology Center
Individual Youth Achievement Award
Nadežda Álvarez Savić
Norman Nature Club
Youth Achievement Award - Group
Guthrie 4-H
Thank you to this year's event sponsors, Cox Enterprises and the OKC Zoo, and the Litter Education program sponsors—Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority—for making this event possible.
