Student poster competition winners announced

This spring, NJAWWA sponsored the third annual National Drinking Water Week poster competition for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The theme of this year's poster competition was "Only Tap Water Delivers." Thank you to all the students and NJAWWA members who participated in this year's student poster competition.

Six year-old Albert Grayson from Tuckerton Elementary School was the overall winner in the kindergarten and 1st grade category. Mrs. Marge Selfridge's 1st grade class, also from Tuckerton Elementary School, was the winner of the overall classroom participation prize in the kindergarten and 1st grade category.

Mrs. Selfridge's class will be receiving a pizza party, prizes, and a classroom presentation on water from NJAWWA. In addition, Mrs. Selfridge will receive $100 to be used at the AWWA online bookstore or toward NJ Project WET.

Eight year-old Mugdha Parulekar from South End School in Cedar Grove was the overall winner in the 2nd and 3rd grade category.

Eleven year-old Emily Walczyk from Lafayette Avenue School in Chatham was the overall winner in the 4th and 5th grade category.

Each winning student in their grade category will receive $100 and a framed copy of their winning poster. All children who participated in this year's competition will receive prizes for their creativity and efforts.

For a look at the students' artistic and imaginative entries, please visit our poster gallery.