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Mills Pond Student Wins PSEG-Sponsored Contest, Recognized By Smithtown Board Of Education

The elementary school student created a commercial convincing others to conserve resources.

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Gia Mayer, a Mills Pond Elementary fifth grade student, was recognized by PSEG and the Smithtown Board of Education.
Gia Mayer, a Mills Pond Elementary fifth grade student, was recognized by PSEG and the Smithtown Board of Education. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)

ST. JAMES, NY — Gia Mayer, a fifth grade student at Mills Pond Elementary School, was named a winner of a PSEG-sponsored contest and was recognized by the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, the district announced.

She was a winner of the "I Am EM-powered" Public Service Announcement contest sponsored by
the energy group.

Gia, a student in Diana Lanze's class, created a commercial convincing others to conserve resources. She received an Amazon gift card and money towards a class party which she and
her class have already enjoyed.

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Gia was joined by her parents, Danielle and Ernest, Mills Pond Elementary School Principal Irene Westrack, and PSEG representatives Amy Di Leo and Peter Hornick.

Gia Mayer, a Mills Pond Elementary fifth grade student, was recognized by PSEG and the Smithtown Board of Education. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)
Gia Mayer, a Mills Pond Elementary fifth grade student, was recognized by PSEG and the Smithtown Board of Education. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)

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