Elementary School Student From South Windsor Honored At Energy Contest

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Elementary school student Aaryan Chevva of South Windsor 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.

Chevva, a fourth-grade student at the CREC Academy of International Studies, won first place for his energy-saving billboard advertisement design. His simple design, with houses set against a black background and tagline of “Turn Off the Light, To Make CT Bright,” shows homes with lights used sparingly to encourage people to turn off lights when they are not needed.

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.