Stratford Students Recognized As Winners In eesmarts Contest

STRATFORD, CT — Two Stratford students were recently honored as winners in the 21st Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

Micah Lackran and Morgan Ramsay, both students at Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School in Bridgeport, won third place and first place in their respective categories.

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

“Participants chose from a variety of project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, posters, billboard advertisements, comic strips, Energy-Saving Superhero Characters, social media posts and more,” according to a news release.

Morgan received top honors in the fourth-grade category for her energy-saving billboard titled “The Power is in Our Hands.” In her submission, she explained that “when we save energy, we stop Global Warming, save money, electricity and the Earth.”

Micah competed in the eighth-grade category and submitted three energy-saving social media posts that encouraged people to adopt new energy-efficient technologies and building practices.

More than 380 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Thirty-five entries from 21 schools in 23 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

Finalists attended an awards ceremony on May 12 at the Connecticut Science Center and received their prize and certificate.

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