Greenwich Students Recognized As Winners In eesmarts Contest

GREENWICH, CT — Several Greenwich students excelled recently at the 18th annual eesmarts Student Contest, a statewide competition that promotes sustainability, energy efficiency, and clean and renewable energy.

Eastern Middle School students Even Bielensen Ford Paulson, Eliana Orlosky, Soleil Meehan and Ena Savovska were recently honored as winners in the event.

Presented by Energize Connecticut in partnership with Eversource and United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, subsidiaries of Avangrid, Inc., the eesmarts Student Contest invites Connecticut students in grades K-12 to showcase their energy smarts.

Participants could choose from various project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, news articles, book reviews, posters, photographs, speeches, public service announcements, community-oriented projects, and more.

The Greenwich group competed in the sixth-grade category and won second place for their persuasive social media video.

For the 55-second video, the students created slides set to music that provided tips on how people can save energy. Some tips included scheduling deliveries on the same day, walking or carpooling and powering down your electronics when not in use.

Click here to view the winning video.

Students from 18 schools in 15 Connecticut communities submitted their work for consideration.

Twenty-five entries were selected as this year’s winners and each finalist received a prize box with a gift card and certificate.

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, click here.