East Windsor Recognizes Winners Of Student Poster Contest

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — The elementary school winners of the East Windsor Township Earth Day Recycling Poster contest were recognized by East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov at the April 18 council meeting. The theme of the contest is to promote any or all of the “4 R’s” of the East Windsor Township Recycling Program Logo. The “4 R’s” are:

• RECYCLE all items that can be recycled;
• REUSE other items rather than throw them out in the trash;
• REDUCE materials into their homes that then have to be disposed of; and
• REBUY buy goods that use recycled materials.

Winners from Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5 all received Mayoral Certificates of Recognition and gift certificates to Barnes and Noble, donated by corporate sponsor Shiseido America.

The winners were:

GRADES K-2

First Place: Nina Marie Drago (Walter C. Black)

Second Place: Yudhveer Singh (Grace N. Rogers) and Chase Bradshaw (Grace N. Rogers)

Third Place: Erica Spero (Walter C. Black) and Shakthi Shyam (Ethel McKnight)

Honorable Mention: Keylee, Jazmin and Kelvin Quisphe-Guzman (Ethel McKnight)

GRADES 3-5

First Place: Rachna Achanya (Perry L. Drew), Rashida Udaipurwala (Grace N. Rogers)

Second Place: Samantha Aque (Grace N. Rogers), Kayla Arumugam (Perry L. Drew)

Third Place: Shalini Shankar (Walter C. Black)

Honorable Mention: Kristen Rodrigues Prabhu (Perry L. Drew) and Manwinder Kaur (Grace N. Rogers)

“We are very proud of all of the students who participated in the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest and I know the judges had a very challenging task selecting winning posters,” Mironov said. “The participation by our students demonstrates an interest at a very young age in encouraging recycling as an important tool for creating a greener environment. The posters designed by the students creatively and colorfully serve to remind everyone of the importance of practicing and promoting recycling to help protect and preserve our environment. All of the participating students are to be commended for their great interest in recycling and did an outstanding job.”

The Grace N. Rogers School had the greatest number of students participating in the Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. It received the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation.

Contest judges were Planning Board Chairperson/Environmental Commission Member Edward Kelley, Clean Communities Vice-Chairperson Gary Fournier and Council Member John Zoller for their time and involvement.

The attached images were provided by the township.