West Hartford Pupils Do Well On Energy Conservation Contest

Energize Connecticut

WEST HARTFORD, CT – Four pupils from West Hartford were recently honored for projects emphasizing clean energy and energy conservation.

West Hartford students Kayla Aroesty, Sarelka Gopin, Farrah Santopietro and Julianne Tiu were named winners 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 several 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.

Local winners are as follows:

• Julianne, a first-grader at St. Thomas and St. Timothy School in West Hartford, won first place for her poster that highlighted four ways to save energy.

• West Hartford-based New England Jewish Academy students Kayla and Farrah also submitted posters for the first-grade category.

Kayla’s poster earned second place and Farrah received third place.

• Finally, a third-grade student at New England Jewish Academy, Sarelka received third place for her energy-saving short story submission.

Students from 18 schools in 15 Connecticut communities submitted their work for consideration and 25 entries were selected as this year’s winners and each finalist received a prize box with a gift card and certificate.

Energize Connecticut 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.

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, visit EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling 1-877-WISE USE.

For more information on Energize Connecticut, click on this link.

For a list of all the winners, click on this link.