RMLD Honors Local Elementary School Students

Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) recently honored 14 elementary school students from the four towns in its service territory for their prize-winning entries in the Annual RMLD T-shirt Contest. RMLD General Manager Coleen O’Brien and members of the RMLD Board of Light Commission recognized the students at a ceremony at the RMLD in Reading. A first, second and third place winner from each town and two honorable mentions from the Town of Reading were selected in the annual contest that encourages third and fourth graders to be careful around electricity and to become more energy conscious and aware of their own impact on the environment. This year, there was a tie for the top prize in Wilmington, with two first place prizes and one second place prize awarded. The contest coincides with RMLD’s annual Public Power Week/Energy Awareness Month activities. The students learned about wind power, solar power, hydropower and other renewable sources of non-polluting energy, as well as electrical safety during their fall curriculum. They also learned about green energy and how to save energy at school and home. Using this information, the Reading third graders and fourth graders from North Reading, Wilmington and Lynnfield were encouraged to turn their knowledge into creative works of art as part of the contest. The 14 winners were selected based on their message and artwork that they created on the T-shirts. The winning entries were displayed at RMLD’s Reading headquarters and on a calendar presented to the students and their families at the ceremony. Each participating student and their respective elementary schools in the RMLD service area have also received calendars. The following students were honored at the awards ceremony: Reading: 1st place –Marlie Carey, Killam School 2nd place –Connor Cox, Wood End School 3rd place –Harrison Brown, Barrows School Honorable Mention –Jake Nolty, Birch Meadow School Honorable Mention –Sean McGlinchey, Joshua Eaton School North Reading: 1st place –Sabrina Mini, Batchelder School 2nd place –Ava Carter, Little School 3rd place –Maxim Zeissig, J. T. Hood School Wilmington: 1st place –Kyla Kelley, North Intermediate School 1st place –Hannah Finberg, West Intermediate School 2nd place – Bobby Cyr, West Intermediate School Lynnfield: 1st place –Elizabeth Calnan, Huckleberry Hill School 2nd place – Janhavi Joglekar, Huckleberry Hill School 3rd place – Vito Gerardi, Huckleberry Hill School In addition to individual recognition, first place winners Marlie Carey of the Killam School, Reading; Sabrina Mini, of the Batchelder School, North Reading; Hannah Finberg, West Intermediate School, Wilmington; and Elizabeth Calnan of the Huckleberry Hill School, Lynnfield also won a $200 art gift certificate from RMLD for their schools. All winners received a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, with each first place winners receiving a $75 gift certificate, second place winners receiving a $50 gift certificate, and third place and honorable mention recipients receiving a $25 gift certificate. Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) recently held an awards ceremony at its Reading headquarters for the 14 winners of the Annual Electrical Safety and Energy Conservation T-shirt Contest. Lynnfield winners (front row, left to right) Elizabeth Calnan, 1st place; Janhavi Joglekar, 2nd place; and Vito Gerardi, 3rd place, all students at the Huckleberry Hill School, receive congratulations from (back row, left to right) RMLD Board of Light Commission Chair Tom O’Rourke; General Manager Coleen O’Brien; Board of Light Commissioner Philip Pacino; and Board of Light Commissioner Dave Talbot.