Elementary School Student From Ellington Honored At Energy Contest.

ELLINGTON, CT — Ellington student Nathan Jodice, a fourth-grader at Windermere Elementary School, was recently honored as a winner in the 19th annual eesmarts Student Contest.

Presented by Energize Connecticu in partnership with Eversource and Avangrid subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the eesmarts Student Contest invited Connecticut students in grades K-12 to showcase their energy smarts.

Participants chose from a variety of project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, posters, billboard advertisements, comic strips, short videos, persuasive images and more.

Jodice was awarded third place for his billboard with the tag line “Save Energy, Save the World” set to a black background with a picture of the Earth. In his summary, he explained the billboard is to persuade people to do the right thing and save energy.

More than 600 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Twenty-nine entries from 19 schools in 16 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

Finalists attended an awards ceremony on May 7 at the Connecticut Science Center and received their prizes and certificates.

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, visit EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.