Published on April 27, 2015

Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized the elementary school winners of the East Windsor Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest at the April 21 Council meeting. The theme of the poster is to promote any or all of the “4 R’s” of the East Windsor Township Recycling Program Logo, which are:

RECYCLE all items that can be recycled.
REUSE other items rather than throw them out in the trash.
REDUCE materials into their homes that then have to be disposed of.
REBUY buy goods that use recycled materials.

Winners from Grades K - 2 and Grades 3 - 5 all received Mayoral Certificates of Recognition and gift certificates to Barnes and Noble, donated by corporate sponsor Shiseido America.

Mayor Mironov congratulated all of the students stating, “we are very proud of the students who participated in the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Their participation demonstrates an interest at a very young age in encouraging recycling as an important tool for creating a greener environment. The posters designed by the students creatively and colorfully serve to remind everyone of the importance of practicing and promoting recycling to help protect and preserve our environment. All of the participating students are to be commended for their great interest in recycling and did an outstanding job.”

Mayor Mironov further specifically recognized and congratulated the Grace Rogers School for having the greatest number of students participating in the Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest, and awarded the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation to the Rogers School.

Mayor Mironov thanked Poster Contest Judges Planning Board Chairperson/Environment Commission Member Edward Kelley, Clean Communities Chairperson John Donnelly and Leslie Koppel, Executive Director of RISE for their time and involvement.

The student winners were:

1ST PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Amber Rose Azcona (Grace N. Rogers)

• Grade 3-5 – Meredith Hoeflinger (Grace N. Rogers) andJamesroy Mac (Ethel McKnight)

2ND PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Rachna Acharya (Perry L. Drew) and Charlie Anderson (Perry L. Drew)

• Grade 3-5 – Rowena Kannaiyan (Perry L. Drew) andGeorge Dougherty (Walter C. Black)

3RD PLACE WINNERS

• Grade K-2 – Jak Bryant (Grace N. Rogers) and Mahek Nayak (Grace N. Rogers)

• Grade 3-5 – Gia Tejera (Grace N. Rogers) and Nistha Sheth (Perry L. Drew)

HONORABLE MENTION

• Grade K-2 – Caitlyn Nagle (Grace N. Rogers)

• Grade 3-5 – Sudeepta Murthy (Perry L. Drew), Esma Klobucista (Perry L. Drew), and Davyn Timbang (Grace N. Rogers)

Mayor Mironov recognized the Grace N. Rogers School student winners of the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest and presented the Earth Day Mayoral Proclamation to the Rogers School, as the elementary school with the most student participation in the Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jak Bryant – Kindergarten (3rd Place winner, Grade K-2); Caitlyn Nagle – 2nd Grade (Honorable Mention, Grade K-2); Gia Tejera – 4th Grade (3rd Place winner, Grade 3-5); Mahek Nayak – Kindergarten (3rd Place winner, Grade K-2); Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Meredith Hoeflinger – 4th Grade (1st Place winner, Grade 3-5); Amber Rose Azcona – 2nd Grade (1st Place winner, Grade K-2); andDayvn Timbang, 4th Grade (Honorable Mention, Grade 3-5).