FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE05-22
May
5, 2005
Contact:
Charles G. Sturcken
(718) 595-6600
DEP
and National Audubon Society Honor Winners of 19th Annual Water
Conservation Art and Poetry Contest
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
First Deputy Commissioner David Tweedy will host the ceremonies
today as DEP and the National Audubon Society honor the winners
of the19th Annual Water Conservation Art & Poetry Contest.
The ceremony recognizes 5th and 6th grade students whose artwork
and poems exhibit a superior understanding and appreciation of
our water resources.
The event will take place on Thursday, May 5 from 1:30 pm to
3:00 pm, at The Great Hall at Cooper Union at 7 East 7th Street
in Manhattan. About 700 students, parents, teachers, administrators
and invited guests are expected to attend. Winning entries will
be displayed.
Every year, the DEP asks 5th and 6th grade students from more
than 1,000 public, private and parochial schools throughout the
City to submit original works of art and poetry that address themes
related to the City’s drinking water system, water conservation,
water quality, wastewater treatment, and urban wildlife. Entries
are judged on their originality, craftsmanship and creativity.
Citywide and Borough winners from each borough in both the art
and the poetry categories will receive prizes.
This year’s Borough winners are:
The Bronx:
- Art - Terryl Rumph, Visitation School
- Poetry - Bryant Sosa, IS 139
Brooklyn:
- Art (A Tie) - Kayla Matos, PS1 and Anisiya Pallegedava, IS
239
- Poetry - Anum Afzaal, IS 98
Manhattan:
- Art (Joint) - Marcela Madera and Gabrielle Mariduena, St. Elizabeth
- Poetry - Sampson Seraphim, St. David’s School
Queens:
- Art - Sylvia Kyungrim-Lee, MS 158
- Poetry - Indrani Das, PS 133
Staten Island:
- Art - Megan Adinolfi, St. Clare
- Poetry - Matthew Melendez, St. Paul