Local student wins contest

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Anishka Maih Mittal holds her first place prize and certificate. Her poster on energy conservation won first place, Kindergarten. (Submitted photo)

Middlebury student Anishka Maih Mittal was recently honored as a winner in the 19th Annual eesmarts ™ Student Contest. Anishka, a Kindergarten student at Long Meadow Elementary School, was awarded first place for her poster that depicts four ways to save energy – turning off the lights, closing the fridge, saving water and watching less television. She was among the finalists who received their prizes and certificates at a May 7 awards ceremony at the Connecticut Science Center.

More than 600 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Twenty-nine entries from 19 schools in 16 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

Participants chose from a variety of project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, posters, billboard advertisements, comic strips, short videos, persuasive images and more.
The eesmarts Student Contest that invited Connecticut students in grades K-12 to showcase their energy smarts was presented by Energize Connecticut℠ in partnership with Eversource and Avangrid subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas,

Energize Connecticut helps you save money and use clean energy. It is an initiative of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the Connecticut Green Bank, the State, Eversource, UI, SCG and CNG with funding from a charge on customer energy bills. Information on energy-saving programs can be found at EnergizeCT.com or by calling 877-WISE-USE. For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.