Hamden Students Recognized As Winner In eesmarts Contest

HAMDEN, CT — Hamden students Devin Bain, Eva Finch, Michael Roccia and Joy Ramos were recently honored as winners in the 20th Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

The students attend St. Rita School in Hamden.

First-and second-graders were asked to submit posters that showed how they could help save energy around their houses. Devin's poster in the first-grade category won first place, and Eva's received third place.

In the second-grade category, Michael won second place and Joy received third place for their poster submissions.

Presented by Energize Connecticut 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.

“Additionally, to celebrate the 20-year milestone, a teacher prompt was introduced for the first time, inviting educators to gather their students and friends and create a song or video about saving energy in their own classrooms,” according to a news release.

More than 500 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Thirty-five entries from 26 schools in 25 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

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

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, visit here.