New Haven Student A Winner In 18th Annual 'eesmarts' Contest

NEW HAVEN, CT — New Haven student Zach Tolchin was recently honored as a winner in the 18th Annual eesmarts™ Student Contest.

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

Participants were able to choose from a variety of 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.

Zach, a 2nd grade student at Foote School, received 2nd place for his energy-saving poster entitled “Power Your House with Brain Power.” For his illustration, he uses the brain and its lobes to showcase various ways people can be more energy efficient. An example is the Parietal Lobe. Zach recommends doing math in your head instead of using electronics since that part of the brain is used for calculation.

Students from 18 schools in 15 Connecticut communities submitted their work for consideration. Twenty-six 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, please visit EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.

About Energize Connecticut

Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Connecticut Green Bank, the State, Eversource, UI, SCG and CNG with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling 1.877.WISE.USE.