Media Activity Report. eesmarts Student Contest Awards Ceremony

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1 Media Activity Report for eesmarts Student Contest Awards Ceremony June 11, 2013 Prepared by:

2 Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund eesmarts Student Contest Awards Ceremony Media coverage secured (chronological order) Print/Online/Broadcast eesmarts Student Contest Ceremony mentioned/photos from event displayed by Master of Ceremonies Mark Dixon during WFSB 5:30 p.m. broadcast on 6/11/13 Branford Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol appeared on Branford Patch on 6/13/13 Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest appeared on ConnecticutPlus.com, StamfordPlus.com, NorwalkPlus.com and ShorelinePlus.com on 6/13/13 Lyman, Strong Students Take Top Prizes in Energy Contest appeared on Durham- Middlefield Patch on 6/13/13 Enfield Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol appeared on Enfield Patch on 6/13/13 Fairfield Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol appeared on Fairfield Patch on 6/13/13 Granby Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol appeared on Granby-East Granby Patch on 6/13/13 Hamden Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol appeared on Hamden Patch on 6/13/13 Norwalk Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol appeared on Norwalk Patch on 6/13/13 Shelton Student Wins Environmental Efficiency Award at the State Capitol appeared on Shelton Patch on 6/13/13 Trumbull Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol appeared on Trumbull Patch on 6/13/13 King Philip Student Wins Energy Contest appeared on West Hartford Patch on 6/13/13 2

3 West Hartford Sixth Grader Places First In State Energy Contest appeared in Hartford Courant on 6/13/13 Madison Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol appeared on Madison Patch on 6/14/13 eesmarts Contest Gives Connecticut Students the Opportunity to Promote Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies appeared on CT Environmental Headlines on 6/14/13 Energy Efficiency Student Contest appeared in Middletown Press on 6/14/13 Shelton Student Wins Energy Contest Award appeared in Valley Independent Sentinel on 6/17/13 Winthrop Student Wins Energize Connecticut appeared in The Day on 6/19/13 Polson Student Wins Energize Connecticut appeared in The Day on 6/19/13 New Britain Students Win Award For Energy Efficiency appeared in Hartford Courant on 6/20/13 Local student a winner in Energize Connecticut contest appeared in West Hartford Press on 6/20/13 Project saves energy appeared in Trumbull Times on 6/23/13 Fairfield kids take prizes in energy contest appeared in Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate, Fairfield Citizen, and Norwalk Citizen on 6/27/13 Fairfield Students Win Awards For Energy Knowledge appeared in Fairfield Daily Voice on 6/27/13 Perry Hill student wins in annual eesmarts contest appeared in Shelton Herald on 7/2/13 Students honored for winning essay contest appeared in New Britain Herald on 7/4/13 Students smart about energy appeared in Republican-American on 7/17/13 See page 73 for Twitter coverage. 3

4 Branford Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol June 13, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced this week the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including three students from Branford. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students 4

5 from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton 5

6 Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit 6

7 Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest June 13, 2013 Hartford, CT - Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced Tuesday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place 7

8 and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby 8

9 Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. Announces-Winners-of-9th-Annual-Statewide-Student-Contest shtml 9

10 Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest June 13, 2013 Hartford, CT - Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced Tuesday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. 10

11 Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade 11

12 First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. See more at: Connecticut-Announces-Winners-of-9th-Annual-Statewide-Student- Contest20336.shtml#sthash.xR07KU3S.dpuf 12

13 Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest June 13, 2013 Hartford, CT - Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced Tuesday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place 13

14 and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby 14

15 Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. Connecticut-Announces-Winners-of-9th-Annual-Statewide-Student- Contest_np_20336.shtml 15

16 Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest June 13, 2013 Hartford, CT - Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced Tuesday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this 16

17 category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby 17

18 Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. Announces-Winners-of-9th-Annual-Statewide-Student-Contest shtml 18

19 Lyman, Strong Students Take Top Prizes in Energy Contest June 13, 2013 Third grader Thomas Kannam and eighth grader Rowan O'Connell joined Durham Senator Len Fasano at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 11, Two local students were among 30 winners of a statewide student contest designed to showcase students' "energy smarts." John Lyman Elementary School third grader Thomas Kannam earned first place while Strong Middle School eighth grader Rowan O'Connell took home third place in the 9th annual eesmarts student contest. More than 1,000 students from across Connecticut entered the contest. The winners were honored during a ceremony held in the Old Judiciary Room at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 11. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The eesmartsprogram and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum. 19

20 The contest is sponsored by Energize Connecticut, The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, and designed to engage students in energy efficient and renewable energy technology. The following is the public service announcement on renewable energy submitted by Rowan O'Connell of Durham: Did you know that renewable energy accounts for only fourteen percent of the United States power each year? This number is already on the rise and you can help to raise this percentage even further. Because of the world s growing population, fossil fuel is in demand more than ever before. Renewable energy and a sustainable lifestyle can play a big role in rescuing our planet. More and more Americans are using solar and wind energy to power their homes and businesses each year. You can make a difference by considering solar panels for your house. Many local governments are providing rebate programs to make renewable energy more affordable. In addition, you can ask your town to explore solar options for lighting and traffic signs. Make sure to spread the word within your community about ways to improve energy efficiency. Together we can make a difference in transforming the Earth in hopes of a better future. Winners Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted 20

21 Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit 21

22 Enfield Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol June 13, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 including three students from Enfield. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a 22

23 science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade 23

24 First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE 24

25 Fairfield Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol June 13, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced this week the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including four students from Fairfield. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a 25

26 science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade 26

27 First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 27

28 Granby Students Win Energy Efficiency Awards at the State Capitol June 13, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including two students from Granby. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students 28

29 from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted 29

30 Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 30

31 Hamden Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol June 13, st grade winner Salma Farid (1st Place) from Salma K. Farid Academy, along with Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 including one student from Hamden. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. 31

32 You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven 32

33 Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 33

34 Norwalk Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol June 13, rd grade winner Nathan Ertl (3rd place) of Marvin Elementary, along with Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 including a student from Norwalk. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. 34

35 You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield 35

36 Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 36

37 Shelton Student Wins Environmental Efficiency Award at the State Capitol June 13, th grader Olivia Katherine Wong (3rd place) of Perry Hill School, alongside Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including a student from Shelton. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. 37

38 You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield 38

39 Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 39

40 Trumbull Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol June 13, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including a student from Trumbull. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. 40

41 Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain 41

42 Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit About Energize Connecticut Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the State, and your local electric and gas utilities, with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling WISE.USE. 42

43 King Philip Student Wins Energy Contest Competition sponsored by Energize Connecticut tests kids' energy knowledge. June 13, 2013 Sarah Lewis (1st Place) - pictured with Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection A sixth-grader from King Philip Middle School is among the winners of the ninth annual eesmarts Contest. Sarah Lewis of King Philip Middle School won first place for her grade level in the contest, part of a partnership between CL&P, United Illuminating and the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund. The eesmarts Contest challenges students to showcase their energy smarts - what they know about saving energy - by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. More than 1,000 students, in kindergarten through 12th grade, from across the state entered the contest. A ceremony, hosted by Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and WFSB meteorologist Mark Dixon, 43

44 was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol to recognize the students and their work. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking, Dykes said in a release. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, The Discovery Museum or Stepping Stones Museum for Children. More information is at

45 West Hartford Sixth Grader Places First In State Energy Contest By JULIE STAGIS, Hartford Courant 9:04 a.m. EDT, June 13, 2013 WEST HARTFORD A King Philip Middle School sixth grader was honored at a ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday with an "eesmarts" award from Energize Connecticut. Sarah Lewis won first place for her grade level in the ninth annual contest, which requires students to answer prompts about energy efficiency and renewable energy through poems, essays, graphs or art, according to a release from Energize Connecticut. "You don't have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency," said Katie Dykes, deputy commissioner of energy for the state department of energy and environmental protection, in the release. "The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking." Energize Connecticut is an initiative of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority, the state and local utility companies. For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, visit

46 Madison Student Wins Energy Efficiency Award at the State Capitol June 14, th grade finalist Ashlinn Virgulto (1st place) of Walter C Polson Middle School, alongside Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12 - including a student from Madison. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy 46

47 efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade 47

48 First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit

49 eesmarts contest gives Connecticut students the opportunity to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies June 14, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, have announced the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. 49

50 You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. Representing 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, the winners included: Kindergarten First: Megan Emerson, St. Martha School, Enfield Second: Zoe Miller, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington Third: Lauren Kosha, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington First Grade First: Salma Farid, Salma K. Farid Academy, Hamden Second: Alexis Mastrangelo, St. Martha School, Enfield Third: Harold Banigas, Maria Sanchez Elementary School, Hartford Second Grade First: Yash Bhandari, Newfield Elementary School, Stamford Second: Margo Katz, Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, Branford Third: Emma Lee, St. Martha School, Enfield 50

51 Third Grade First: Thomas Kannam, John Lyman Elementary School, Middlefield Second: Karina McMahon, Burr Elementary School, Fairfield Third: Nathan Ertl, Marvin Elementary, Norwalk Fourth Grade First: Indro Cavanna, Worthington Hooker School, New Haven Second: Anna Patterson, Stratfield School, Fairfield Third: Eleanor L. Bryda, St. Anthony s School, Winsted Fifth Grade First: Gianna Benni, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Second: Emma Gallagher, Walsh Intermediate, Branford Third: Olivia Katherine Wong, Perry Hill School, Shelton Sixth Grade First: Sarah Lewis, King Philip Middle School, West Hartford Second: Andrew Bean, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Third: Lindsay Courser, Wells Road Intermediate, Granby Seventh Grade First: Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison Second: Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River Third: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield Eighth Grade First: Joseph Bechard & Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, St. Peter/St. Francis School, Torrington 51

52 Third: Rowan O Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield High School: Grades 9-12 (Power of Change winners) First: Anuj Sisodiya, Trumbull High School, Trumbull Second: Vanessa Brown, West Haven High School, West Haven Third: Anaid Enriquez, West Haven High School, West Haven For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit

53 Energy Efficiency Student Contest June 14, 2013 State Sen. Art Linares honors John Winthrop Middle School seventh-grader Imani Shortz. At the State Capitol on June 11, state Sen. Art Linares, left, honored John Winthrop Middle School seventh-grader Imani Shortz, right, who was a finalist at the 2013 eesmarts EnergyEfficiency Student Contest Ceremony. The eesmarts program is a K-12 energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy education initiative that annually invites Connecticut students to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy, efficient and renewable energytechnologies and sustainability through various media forms. Shortz is a Deep River resident. 53

54 Shelton Student Wins Energy Contest Award June 17, 2013 CONTRIBUTED Perry Hill School fifth-grader Olivia Katherine Wong with Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K-12. Among the winners was Olivia Katherine Wong, a fifth-grader from Shelton s Perry Hill School, who won the third place award in her grade. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their energy smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. 54

55 The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, said Dykes. The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for Grades 9-11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations awards in this category. The winners represented 20 towns and cities across Connecticut. st_award 55

56 Winthrop Student Wins Energize Connecticut June 19, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power, and the United Illuminating Company, announced the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades kindergarten through 12. In the 7th-grade category, the winners were, first place, Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison; second place, Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River; and third place, Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their "energy smarts" about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of media including poems, essays, graphs, and artwork. The award ceremony was held last week in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol. Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Katherine Dykes and Jamie Howland, first vice chair of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. "You don't have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency," said Dykes. "The eesmarts program and annual student contest play important roles in helping students from 56

57 kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally conscious thinking." First-prize winners received an ipad, and second-prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Thirdplace winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, or Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk. Winners came from 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, with more than 1,000 entries. New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for grades 9 to 11, which asked students to propose a community based project plan to address an energy related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations-the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund-to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place, and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations' awards in this category. 57

58 Polson Student Wins Energize Connecticut 06/19/2013 Energize Connecticut, together with the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power, and the United Illuminating Company, announced the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades kindergarten through 12. In the 7th-grade category, the winners were, first place, Ashlinn Virgulto, Walter C. Polson Middle School, Madison; second place, Imani Shortz, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River; and third place, Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, Fairfield. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their "energy smarts" about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of media including poems, essays, graphs, and artwork. The award ceremony was held last week in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol. Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Katherine Dykes and Jamie Howland, first vice chair of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. "You don't have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency," said Dykes. "The eesmarts program and annual student contest play important roles in helping students from 58

59 kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally conscious thinking." First-prize winners received an ipad, and second-prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Thirdplace winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, or Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk. Winners came from 20 cities and towns across Connecticut, with more than 1,000 entries. New to the contest this year was the Power of Change award category for grades 9 to 11, which asked students to propose a community based project plan to address an energy related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations-the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund-to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place, and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations' awards in this category. 59

60 New Britain Students Win Award For Energy Efficiency June 20, 2013 Energize Connecticut, together with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its ninth annual eesmarts student contest for students in grades K through 12. The contest gave Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their "energy smarts" about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. The ceremony was held in the Old Judiciary Room of the Connecticut State Capitol and attracted more than 100 students, parents and energy efficiency supporters in celebration of the students' hard work. Katie Dykes, Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with Jamie Howland, ENE (Environment Northeast) and First Vice Chairperson of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board, were both on hand to congratulate the winners. WFSB Channel 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon served as Master of Ceremonies for the second year in a row. 60

61 "You don't have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency," said Dykes. "The eesmarts program and annual Student Contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking." First prize winners received an ipad and second prize winners received a Kindle Fire. Third place winners received a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon, along with a season pass for their family to a science museum, which includes the choice of The Connecticut Science Center (Hartford), The Discovery Museum (Bridgeport) or Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk). New to the contest this year was the "Power of Change" award category for Grades 9 to 11, which asked students to propose a community-based project plan to address an energy-related issue. The eesmarts program partnered with three Connecticut-based foundations the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund to identify three winners in this category to receive funding to make their community-based project a reality. The three foundations will together provide grants of $1,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. The eesmarts program will match the foundations' awards in this category. Eighth grade winners included: First: Joseph Bechard and Artur Zielinski, Sacred Heart School, New Britain Second: Alora Foster, Saint Peter/Saint Francis School, Torrington Third: Rowan O'Connell, Frank W. Strong Middle School, Durham Honorable Mention: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit ,0, story 61

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63 Project saves energy June 23, 2013 Anuj Sisodiya, a freshman at Trumbull High School, took the first place prize among high school students for his project to save energy throughout the community. Anuj s proposal includes launching a Light It but Time It campaign to reduce costs and improve energy efficiency during the holidays via social media and door-to-door campaigning. Anuj received the award at the State Capitol in Hartford on June 11, along with an ipad, $1000 check, and official citation from the Connecticut State General Assembly. eesmarts is a UI, CL&P initiative to empower individuals to make smart energy choices. 63

64 Fairfield kids take prizes in energy contest June 27, 2013 Four Fairfield students have won prizes in a statewide, multimedia contest involving energy conservation sponsored by a consortium of energy groups. Prizes in the ninth annual "eesmarts" contest were awarded June 12 during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Hartford and involved imparting grade-specific information. Entries could be in the form of poems, essays, graphs or artwork, the sponsors said, and prizes were awarded for kindergarten through 12th grade. Fairfield students taking prizes were: Third grade: Karina McMahon, of Burr Elementary School, second place. Fourth grade: Anna Patterson, Stratfield Elementary School, second place. Seventh grade: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, third place. Eighth grade: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, honorable mention. The contest was sponsored by Energize Connecticut, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Co php 64

65 Fairfield kids take prizes in energy contest June 27, 2013 Four Fairfield students have won prizes in a statewide, multimedia contest involving energy conservation sponsored by a consortium of energy groups. Prizes in the ninth annual "eesmarts" contest were awarded June 12 during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Hartford and involved imparting grade-specific information. Entries could be in the form of poems, essays, graphs or artwork, the sponsors said, and prizes were awarded for kindergarten through 12th grade. Fairfield students taking prizes were: Third grade: Karina McMahon, of Burr Elementary School, second place. Fourth grade: Anna Patterson, Stratfield Elementary School, second place. Seventh grade: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, third place. Eighth grade: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, honorable mention. The contest was sponsored by Energize Connecticut, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Co. 65

66 Fairfield kids take prizes in energy contest June 27, 2013 Four Fairfield students have won prizes in a statewide, multimedia contest involving energy conservation sponsored by a consortium of energy groups. Prizes in the ninth annual "eesmarts" contest were awarded June 12 during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Hartford and involved imparting grade-specific information. Entries could be in the form of poems, essays, graphs or artwork, the sponsors said, and prizes were awarded for kindergarten through 12th grade. Fairfield students taking prizes were: Third grade: Karina McMahon, of Burr Elementary School, second place. Fourth grade: Anna Patterson, Stratfield Elementary School, second place. Seventh grade: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, third place. Eighth grade: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, honorable mention. The contest was sponsored by Energize Connecticut, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Co. 66

67 Fairfield kids take prizes in energy contest June 27, 2013 Four Fairfield students have won prizes in a statewide, multimedia contest involving energy conservation sponsored by a consortium of energy groups. Prizes in the ninth annual "eesmarts" contest were awarded June 12 during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Hartford and involved imparting grade-specific information. Entries could be in the form of poems, essays, graphs or artwork, the sponsors said, and prizes were awarded for kindergarten through 12th grade. Fairfield students taking prizes were: Third grade: Karina McMahon, of Burr Elementary School, second place. Fourth grade: Anna Patterson, Stratfield Elementary School, second place. Seventh grade: Michael McMahon, Tomlinson Middle School, third place. Eighth grade: Conor Jones, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, honorable mention. The contest was sponsored by Energize Connecticut, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Co. 67

68 Fairfield Students Win Awards For Energy Knowledge June 27, 2013 Karina McMahon of Fairfield receives her 'eesmart' award from Jaime Howland of the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board FAIRFIELD, Conn. Four Fairfield students earned eesmarts awards for their knowledge about energy conservation this week. Energize Connecticut holds the annual eesmarts contest to test Connecticut students on agespecific information about energy efficiency and renewable energy technology. The competition is co-sponsored by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Company. More than 1,000 students statewide submitted poems, essays, graphs or drawings to enter into the contest. Three winners in each grade level were chosen among the entries. Karina McMahon of Burr Elementary School took second place in the third-grade contest. Stratfield School s Anna Patterson also took second place at the fourth-grade level. Michael 68

69 McMahon of Tominson Middle School placed third among seventh-graders, and Roger Ludlowe Middle School eighth-grader Conor Jones took home an honorable mention. You don t have to be an adult to understand the importance of energy efficiency, DEEP Deputy Commissioner Katie Dykes said in a news release. The eesmarts program and annual student contest plays an important role in helping students from kindergarten all the way through high school learn and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy, positioning them for a lifetime of environmentally-conscious thinking. The winners were honored at a ceremony in Hartford this week. First prize winners received an ipad, second prize winners received a Kindle Fire, and third place winners received a $25 gift card to Amazon, and a season pass for their family to a Connecticut science museum of their choosing. 69

70 Perry Hill student wins in annual eesmarts contest July 2, 2013 Olivia Katherine Wong, a fifth grader at Perry Hill School won third place in the annual eesmarts Student Contest. The contest is part of Energize Connecticut s eesmarts program together with CL&P, United Illuminating and the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund. The contest gives Connecticut students the opportunity to showcase their smarts about saving energy by answering grade-level specific prompts regarding energy efficient and renewable energy technology. Students submitted entries in a variety of mediums including poems, essays, graphs and artwork. 70

71 Students honored for winning essay contest Thursday, July 4, :09 PM EDT By KASSONDRA GRANATA CORRESPONDENT NEW BRITAIN Two local eighth-grade students were honored at the State Capitol for winning first place in the ninth annual eesmarts Student Contest for creative public service announcements encouraging energy conservation. Joseph Bechard and Artur Zielinski, students at Sacred Heart Academy, won ipads and were presented with plaques last week for creating a script in which an incandescent light bulb and a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) interact. The purpose of the commercial was to stress that using a CFL will save consumers money and also protect the environment. It was really exciting and I was surprised, Bechard said on winning first place. I didn t expect to be a finalist. I now realize the importance of conserving energy and the impacts on the environment. People should really pay attention to it. Eesmarts, run by Energize Connecticut, in partnership with The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, Connecticut Light & Power and the United Illuminating Co., is an energy-efficiency and clean renewable-energy learning initiative. Since 2003, the organization has invited Connecticut students to use their skills in science, writing and technology by answering a prompt a thought provoking question or idea. Rebecca Meyer, senior program administrator at CL&P, said the goal is to create a contest to get kids to think about innovative ways to save energy. Every year it gets bigger and better and the entries are top notch, said Meyer. We try to pick the top three and there is always a huge debate because each one of us finds the entries so compelling. It s a really fun and rewarding experience. Meyer said there are usually eight to 10 judges who volunteer to pick the winners from each grade-level. According to Meyer, this year there were 1,000 enteries, the most they have ever received. Meyer said the importance of the competition is to ensure that young students learn about energy efficiency so they can be smart about the future. Teaching them about these options at a younger age, Mayer said, will be a lot more effective. Bechard and Zielinski were encouraged to participate in the contest by Nancy Johnson, a former 71

72 teacher and current substitute at the Sacred Heart School. I am so happy for them and for SHS [Sacred Heart School] in receiving first place in the 8th grade division, said Johnson. May this inspire other students to see more than just a classroom assignment on this topic. Meyer said the organization is planning to record Bechard and Zielinski s public service announcement and will post it on energizect.com and eesmarts.com. It was a really innovative PSA and they made it fun and had a great message behind it, said Meyer. The students wrote something that ad agencies could write. It was really well done and they should feel proud of their work. It was a really good experience, said Bechard. I was more aware of how to conserve energy and learned how to raise awareness of energy conservation. Zielinski did not wish to comment. t 72

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74 Reached more than 30,000 Twitter users: Energize 11 June (516 followers) We re here at the State Capitol Building honoring all of our eesmarts contest winners today. Lots of great ideas from young minds! Re-tweeted by: CT (31 followers) Julie 13 Jun (1638 followers) West Hartford Sixth Grader Places First In State Energy Contest Energize 13 Jun (524 followers) Congratulations to all the CT students who submitted incredible #energy efficiency ideas through the eesmarts program Re-tweeted by: (16,071 followers) WHartford 13 Jun (929 followers) King Philips student wins energy award #westhartford Connecticut 13 Jun (743 followers) Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest Stamford 13 Jun (1097 followers) Energize Connecticut Announces Winners of 9th Annual Statewide Student Contest 74