Enfield Student Wins Award in 11th Annual eesmarts Student Contest

Gia Lee, a second-grader at Saint Martha School, was honored last week as a finalist at the 11th annual eesmarts™ Student Contest ceremony held at the State Capitol.

Presented by Energize Connecticut in partnership with Eversource and the United Illuminating Company (UI), the eesmarts Student Contest invites Connecticut students in grades K-12 to create projects about energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability.

Students in grades K-8 submitted a poster (Grades K-2), narrative (Grade 3), news article (Grade 4), book review (Grade 5), essay (Grade 6), speech (Grade 7), or public service announcement (Grade 8) on a variety of energy efficiency and renewable topics. High school students-designed a community-based project to solve an energy-related issue in their city or town. More than 700 entries were received for this year’s contest.

Gia’s project — a poster with an illustration of a house and depicted energy efficient tips that could be performed in each room — was awarded third place in the Grade 2 category. She received a $50 Amazon gift card and a plaque.

The eesmarts Student Contest ceremony attracted more than 150 students, parents, teachers, elected officials, and clean energy supporters from across the state. Gov. Dannel Malloy was the keynote speaker for the event, and NBC Connecticut anchor and education reporter Todd Piro served as Master of Ceremonies.

Contributed photo: Second-grader Gia Lee wins 3rd place at the 11th annual eesmarts student contest.