Published on April 25, 2013

Mayor Janice S. Mironov recognized the elementary school winners of the East Windsor Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. 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 - i.e., 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 our community and an important tool for supporting a greener environment. The posters designed by the students creatively and colorfully serve to remind everyone of the importance of practicing recycling to help protect and preserve our environment. All of the students showed 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 Recycling Poster Contest. She presented the Mayoral Earth Day Proclamation to the Rogers School.

Mayor Mironov thanked Poster Contest Judges Planning Board Chairperson/Environment Commission Member Edward Kelley, Chief of Police James Monahan and Leslie Koppel, Executive Director of RISE for their time and involvement. The student winners were:

1ST PLACE WINNERS

Grade K-2 – Kolinkar Roy (Walter C. Black); Keerthi Kannan (Perry L. Drew); Erin Madrilejos (Ethel McKnight) and Anushka Nayak (Grace N. Rogers)

Grade 3-5 – Aadarsh Ramakrishnan (Walter C. Black School); Aditi Hariharan (Perry L. Drew); Maeve McGowan (Ethel McKnight) and Jas Sarna (Grace N. Rogers)

2ND PLACE WINNERS

Grade K-2 – George Dougherty (Walter C. Black) Renee Titicula (Perry L. Drew); Tanaya Vyas (Ethel McKnight) Riya Patel (Grace N. Rogers)

Grade 3-5 – Rahul Shah (Walter C. Black); Rahul Iyengar (Perry L. Drew); Katie Gabriela Tapia Mora (Ethel McKnight) and Ella Radigan (Grace N. Rogers)

3RD PLACE WINNERS

Grade K-2 – Lauren Reiss (Walter C. Black); Amy Warshaw (Perry L. Drew); Meredith Hoeflinger (Grace N. Rogers)

Grade 3-5 – Arinze Achebe (Walter C. Black); Jo-Ann Ciobanu and Shreya Kumar (Perry L. Drew); and Sarah Sarna (Grace N. Rogers).

Mayor Mironov recognized the first place student winners of the Township Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest. Pictured (from left to right) are: (front row) Erin Madrilejos, Ethel McKnight School (Grade K-2); Kolinkar Roy, Walter C. Black School (Grade K-2); Maeve McGowan, Ethel McKnight School (Grade 3-5); Anushka Nayak, Grace N. Rogers School (Grade K-2); (back row) Aadarsh Ramakrishnan, Walter C. Black School (Grade 3-5); Keerthi Kannan, Perry L. Drew School (Grade K-2); Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Jas Sarna, Grace N. Rogers School (Grade 3-5), and Aditi Hariharan, Perry L. Drew School (Grade 3-5).

Mayor Mironov recognized the Grace N. Rogers School student winners of theTownship Earth Day Recycling Poster Contest and presented the Earth Day (April 22) 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: Ella Radigan, 2nd place winner, (Grade 3-5); Meredith Hoeflinger, 3rd place winner (Grade K-2); East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov; Jas Sarna, 1st place winner, (Grade 3-5); Sarah Sarna, 3rd place winner, (Grade K-2); Anushka Nayak, 1st place winner, (Grade K-2) and Riya Patel, 2nd place winner, (Grade K-2).