Think Clean Contest Winners Announced

The winners of the Think Clean contest, sponsored by Beutler Air Conditioning & Plumbing, have been announced.

The contest encouraged students of all grades of the Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) to submit ideas on how to conserve water in their local communities. The winners were chosen based on their creativity, topic-specificity, and the sustainability and impact of their ideas. Students submitted their ideas in the form of essays, models and drawings between Sept. 23, 2014 and Oct. 28, 2014.

The winners are:

· First Place High School Winner - Lissette Cabrera, a ninth grader from Las Flores High School, was awarded $250 for her essay on California’s current drought situation. Her submission included numerous ideas for homeowners to perform around their home to conserve water, as well as the projections for how much water could be saved by performing each task.

· First Place Middle School Winner - Catherine Elizabeth Hatcher, an eighth grader from Katherine L. Albani Middle School, was awarded $250 for her essay on water purification and distillation using a specially made lens.

· Second Place High School Winner - Yash Dani, a ninth grader from Laguna Creek High School, was awarded $150 for his essay on using gardening methods and tools to save water.

· Second Place Middle School Winner - Rebecca Mak, from Toby Johnson Middle School, was awarded $150 for her poster illustrating how water can be saved in areas around the home, from the bathroom to the kitchen and the yard.

· Third Place Middle School Winner – Ethan Meza, an eighth grader from Harriet Eddy Middle School, was rewarded $100 for his drawing and written explanation on a special robot that can turn humidity in the air into usable water.

· Third Place Middle School Winner - Kelly Lem, from Toby Johnson Middle School, was awarded $100 for her poster entry on how to save water in the home, including taking shorter showers and timing sprinklers, as well as an explanation of how wasting water will affect the community.

“Our partnership with the Elk Grove Unified School District was a great way for Beutler to give back to our local schools, while raising awareness about the current drought in California among Elk Grove youth,” said Jim Anderberg, general manager of Beutler Air Conditioning & Plumbing Sacramento. “It’s rewarding to see how the students recognized the importance of conserving water to benefit not just themselves, but their communities, the environment and future generations.”

In addition to the winning prizes, Beutler will donate $100 to each of the winning students’ schools.

For more information about Beutler or its Think Clean Contest, please visit www.beutler.com or www.egusd.net.

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