[DEQ] 12 K-5 students to be honored as Earth Day poster contest winners

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12 K-5 students to be honored as Earth Day poster contest winners

April 21, 2015

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Karen Tommasulo, 517-284-6716, tommasulok@michigan.gov

DEQ Director Dan Wyant will tomorrow honor 12 elementary school students for their winning 2015 Earth Day posters.

The contest asks students in kindergarten through 5th grade statewide to design a poster representing the significance and meaning of Earth Day. This year, students submitted more than 2,800 posters. The 12 winning posters, including 1st and 2nd place from each grade, demonstrate students’ outstanding environmental awareness and stewardship.

During Earth Day, participant posters will decorate the walls of Constitution Hall in Lansing, the DEQ’s primary office building. The day’s festivities will include a ceremony to honor the 12 winners. Media interested in attending the ceremony and other Earth Day events should contact Karen Tommasulo, DEQ public information officer, at 517-284-6716 or tommasulok@michigan.gov.

The winners include:

Kindergarten
1st Place: Nada Peracha, Crescent Academy International, Canton, MI
2nd Place: Ammarah Khan, Crescent Academy International, Canton, MI

1st Grade
1st Place: Avery Farris, H.T. Smith Elementary School, Fowlerville, MI
2nd Place: Dylan Doggett, Village Elementary School, Hartland, MI

2nd Grade
1st Place: Sarah Yousif, Oak Ridge Elementary School, Royal Oak, MI
2nd Place: Juniper Heidenfeld, C.A. Frost Environmental Science Academy, Grand Rapids, MI

3rd Grade
1st Place: Trinity Chen, Detroit Country Day School, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2nd Place: Jessica Helfrich, St. Patrick Catholic School, Carleton, MI

4th Grade
1st Place: Rowan Mackiewicz, Okemos Public Montessori at Central, Okemos, MI
2nd Place: Mariam Yousif, Oak Ridge Elementary School, Royal Oak, MI

5th Grade
1st Place: Charlie Freese, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Ira, MI
2nd Place: Delaney Farver, Detroit Edison Public School Academy, Detroit, MI

For more information on the Earth Day Poster contest, and to view the winning posters, visit www.michigan.gov/earthday.