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Milford Student Recognized Winner Of 18th Eesmarts Student Contest

The winning letter provided ways his school could save energy, including opening window shades to allow the use of natural light.

MILFORD, CT — A Milford student has been honored as a winner in the 18th Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

Hunter Clutter, a fourth grader at St. Mary’s School, won first place for this letter to the principal providing ways the school could save energy.

Clutter encouraged the principal to open window shades to allow the use of natural light and turn off lights when the classrooms are not in use.

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

Participants could choose from various project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, news articles, book reviews, posters, photographs, speeches, public service announcements, community-oriented projects and more.

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