Mayor Janice Mironov awarded Ethel McKnight students the Earth Day Proclamation for the most participating students in the poster contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Kevin M. Clarke
East Windsor Township Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized the elementary school winners of the East Windsor Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest at the April 19 council meeting.
The theme of the poster is to promote any or all of the “4 R’s” of the East Windsor Township Recycling Program Logo, which 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.
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.“I know the judges had a very challenging task selecting winning posters,” said Mayor Mironov. “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.”Mayor Mironov further specifically recognized and congratulated the Ethel McKnight School for having the greatest number of students participating in the Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest, and awarded the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation to the McKnight School.
Mayor Mironov thanked Poster Contest Judges Planning Board Chairman/Environment Commission Member Edward Kelley, Clean Communities Chairman John Donnelly and Council Member John Zoller for their time and involvement.
The student winners were:
First place:
Grades K-2 – Ranveer Aneja (Grace N. Rogers) and Yudhveer Singh (Grace N. Rogers).
Grades 3-5 – Rachna Achanya (Perry L. Drew), Mahi Aneja (Grace N. Rogers) and James Radigan (Grace N. Rogers).
Second place:
Grades K-2 – Sophia Acque (Grace N. Rogers).
Grades 3-5 – Justin Hauselt (Grace N. Rogers), Kolinkar Roy (Walter C. Black) and Nistha Sheth (Perry L. Drew).
Third place:
Grades K-2 – Larkin Sosa (Ethel McKnight).
Grades 3-5 – Sofia Montenegro (Ethel McKnight), Kevin M. Clarke (Ethel McKnight) and Rashida Udaipurwala (Grace N. Rogers).
Honorable mention:
Grades K-2 – Mahek Nayak (Grace N. Rogers) and Sarika Sircar (Walter C. Black).
Grades 3-5 – Allie Katz (Walter C. Black), Denise Carlos (Grace N. Rogers) and Christina Guerrero (Ethel McKnight).
