West Hartford Youngsters Have Energy (And Know About It Too)

WEST HARTFORD, CT – Five local schoolchildren are enjoying their summer right now and doing so feeling good about their performance in a contest testing their knowledge of clean energy.

West Hartford pupils Adina Gamzon (Grade 3), Asher Gamzon (Grade 1), Kayla Aroesty (Grade K), Logan Murphy (Grade 3) and Sholom Gopin (Grade K) were recently honored as winners in the 17th Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

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 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.

For the third-grade category, students submitted narratives about saving energy at home or school by recycling.

Adina, a student at the New England Jewish Academy, won first place for her submission about using reusable bags at the grocery store and recycling or reusing plastic bottles and cans.

Logan, a student at Norfeldt Elementary School, received third place for his narrative entitled “The Orbs” where he challenges readers to recycle plastic in order to save the planet.

Students in kindergarten through second-grade submitted posters showing how to save energy around the house or at school.

Asher, a first-grader at the New England Jewish Academy, won third place for his poster which showed nine ways to save energy.

Kayla and Sholom, who also attend the New England Jewish Academy, received first and third in the kindergarten category for their posters.

More than 100 pupils from 20 schools in 16 Connecticut communities submitted their work for consideration.

A total of 25 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, visit www.EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.