East Windsor Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest Winners Honored

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — The following students were named the winners in this year's Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest:

FIRST PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Julia Mahoney (Ethel McKnight)
• Grade 3-5 – Russel Freiheit (Grace N. Rogers), Elliot Vertiz (Grace N. Rogers)

SECOND PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Nina Marie Drago (Walter C. Black), Sophia Acque (Grace N. Rogers)
• Grade 3-5 – Vedant Mitra (Perry L. Drew)

THIRD PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Joey Rogers (Walter C. Black), Dahlia and Meadow Patten (Ethel McKnight)
• Grade 3-5 – Rucha Shah (Grace N. Rogers), Jasmin Lawrence (Perry L. Drew), Larkin Sosa (Ethel McKnight)

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. All of the winning student posters will be displayed through the month of May in the East Windosr Township municipal building.

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.

The Grace N. Rogers School received the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation for having the greatest number of participants in the contest. East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized all the winners at the April 24 council meeting.

“We are very proud of all of the students who participated in the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest, and 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 did an outstanding job and are to be commended for their great interest in recycling.”

She thanked Poster Contest judges Planning Board Chairperson/Environmental Commission Member Edward Kelley, former Green Team member Gary Fournier and Deputy Mayor John Zoller for their time and involvement.

The attached images of the winners were posted on the township website:

Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized the Grades K-2 student winners of the East Windsor Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Joey Rogers; Nina Marie Drago; Julia Mahoney; Sophia Acque; Dahlia Patten, and Meadow Patten.

Mayor Janice S. Mironov, joined by Deputy Mayor John Zoller, recognized the Grades 3-5 student winners of the East Windsor Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Elliot Vertiz; Vedant Mitra; Rucha Shah; Russell Freiheit; Larkin Sosa, and Jasmin Lawrence.

Mayor Mironov awarded Grace N. Rogers elementary school students the Earth Day Proclamation for having the most students participating in the poster contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Russell Freiheit; Sophia Acque, and Elliot Vertiz.