The Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (WMGLD) recently announced the semi-finalists and winners of the 7th annual WMGLD Energy Conservation Essay Contest. Galvin Middle School 5th graders Madalyn LoCoco, Steven Woods, Riley Suntken, Kymani Fleurme, Jonathan Guida and Brendan Jaena and St. Joseph’s School 5th grader Stephanie Curran will be honored at an awards celebration at Wakefield Community Access Television studios in Wakefield in early April. The seven winning essays were selected from among more than 300 essays submitted by fifth graders at the Galvin Middle School and St. Joseph’s School following a visit to their schools by WMGLD General Manager Pete Dion. A total of 36 students representing Galvin Middle School and four student from St. Joseph’s School, were selected as semi-finalists by a panel of judges which included teachers and WMGLD representatives. All students who submitted an essay received a WMGLD backpack, and each semi-finalist received an LED nightlight. Each winner will read his or her essay during the ceremony that will be recorded at the WCAT studios for airing at a later date. The Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (WMGLD) recently held an assembly for Galvin Middle School 5th graders to announce the semi-finalists and winners of the 7th annual WMGLD Energy Conservation Essay Contest. Six essays were selected as winners from among the 36 semi-finalists from the Galvin Middle School. WMGLD General Manager Pete Dion (back row, left) and Galvin Middle School Assistant Principal Therese Jarmusik congratulated the winners (front row, left to right): Brendan Jaena, Riley Suntken, Steven Woods and Kymani Fleurme. Two other winners, Madalyn LoCoco and Jonathan Guida are not pictured. Thirty-six Galvin Middle School students were selected as semi-finalists in the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department’s (WMGLD) 7th annual WMGLD Energy Conservation Essay Contest. Six of those essays were selected as winners from among the more than 300 essays submitted by fifth graders at the Galvin Middle School and St. Joseph’s School. General Manager Pete Dion, (back row, right) congratulates the semi-finalists during a recent visit to the Galvin Middle School. The Galvin Middle School students whose essays were selected for recognition as semifinalists include Alexa McKim, Jack Berinato, Hannah Hill, Diego Winsor, Madison Goc, Meghan Tulloch, Sean Russell, Dan Rosenberg, Annie King, Maggie Leone, Zachariah Baumhardt, Bryan Lynch, Kaylee O’Rourke, Isabella Dasilva, Madeline Seabury, Josephine Cataldo, Kelsey Manchester, Aidan Riley, Matty Sellers, Caroline Collins, Elizabeth Stevens, Liam Healey, Ryan Rossini, Kayli Porter, Caroline Benedetto, Alessandra Fiorino, Miranda Macaluso, Mia Dardis, Michael Leary and Haley McDaniel. Four fifth graders from St. Joseph’s School were selected as a winner and semi-finalists in the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department’s (WMGLD) 7th annual WMGLD Energy Conservation Essay Contest. Seven essays, including one written by Stephanie Curran (front row, right) were selected as winners from among the more than 300 essays submitted by fifth graders at the Galvin Middle School and St. Joseph’s School. St. Joseph School students whose essays were selected for recognition as semifinalists include Maeve Gaffney, Eamon Cullen and Katrina Michalak, along with Stephanie Curran. General Manager Pete Dion, (back row, left) and fifth grade teacher Christianne Chiodini congratulated the students during a recent visit to the school.
