2026 Sticker Contest

by | Sep 18, 2025 | Adopt-a-Float, Outreach

Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest

2026 Sticker Contest

The 2026 Adopt-a-Float Sticker Contest winning entry was created by Shanaya and Chloe at Windemere Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, CA. 

  • In our design, we wanted to capture the vibrant colors of the ocean while adding the essence of animals swimming through it. We drew the float in the ocean to show how this device can help scientists find more information about the vast ocean. Although we aren’t building the float, we can still contribute by making it look dazzling!

The 2025 winning sticker design from Brandon Wong at Chatham High School in Chatham, NJ.

The 2025 honorable mention was from Adeana at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, CA.

SOCCOM and GO-BGC hold a sticker contest to help bring attention to the Adopt-A-Float program.

In 2025 we selected a design by Brandon Wong (Chatham High School in Chatham, NJ) for the primary sticker and another design from Adeana (Stone Valley Middle School) for a more general sticker to hand out that included a QR code for the program.

In 2024, with over 25 entries from three different schools, the outreach team selected a design from Bethany at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, CA for the sticker. Stone Valley Middle School 7th graders have adopted both a SOCCOM (Larry the Lion) and a GO-BGC (Squeezing Time) float. Both of these floats were deployed in 2022/2023. There were an additional three sticker designs that were designated as honorable mentions. In 2022, the outreach team selected a design from Logan Milochik for the 2023 sticker (see image above) and the 2024 sticker was designed by Emily Hamilton at Alma Bryant High School in Ivington, Alabama.

Brandon says:

I created this beautiful drawing to emphasize the diverse marine life at different depths surrounding the awesome float. Let’s go SOCCOM!

The 2024 winning sticker design from Emily Hamilton at Alma Bryant High School in Irvington, Alabama

Float design by Bethany Liu Story about drawing: I painted this because it shows all the life in the ocean and the reason SOCCOM made these floats was for a better ocean, and with a better ocean, there are healthier, happier and more living things in the sea.

The 2023 winning sticker design from Logan Milochik at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, California

Float design by Bethany Liu Story about drawing: I painted this because it shows all the life in the ocean and the reason SOCCOM made these floats was for a better ocean, and with a better ocean, there are healthier, happier and more living things in the sea.

The 2022 winning sticker design from Bethany at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, California