Meriden Student Recognized As Winner In eesmarts Contest

MERIDEN, CT — A Meriden kindergarten student was recently honored as a winner in the 20th Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

Liam Pratt, a kindergartener at Barnard Environmental Science & Technology School, won first place for his “All Aboard the Energy Saving Express” poster, which showed energy-saving tasks at each railroad stop.

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 on May 13 at the Connecticut Science Center and received their prizes and certificates.

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