Murphy announces Earth Day Poster Contest winner

ALBANY, NY – Senator Terrence Murphy today announced that a local resident had been named one of the winners of the state’s annual Earth Day Poster Contest. Jordan Porter, a 6th grader at Blue Mountain Middle School, was one of the statewide winners of the 2016 event, which has become an annual favorite at the state capitol.

” This year we received many outstanding posters that exemplify the creativity of the young people in the 40th Senatorial District,” Senator Murphy said. “Each entry from my District displayed tremendous originality and vision as well as obvious concern for the ecological future of our communities and our state. I am proud of our students work and I encourage them to continue to study and learn more about the serious challenges that face our environment.”

A copy of the winning poster submitted by Jordan Porter of Blue Mountain Elementary School.

Each year, to celebrate and honor Earth Day, the New York State Senate sponsors a poster contest for children in grades K-6. The theme of this year’s contest was “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” The other finalists included:

Bedford Road Elementary School

• Camilla Browand
• Eli Neilson-Papish
• Elizabeth Sapp
• Etail Nunberg
• Hunter Farling
• Jason Freberg
• Juliana Kaley
• Kaithlyn Lake
• Kalliope Primis
• Leah Merino
• Lev Chargo
• Nate Searle
• Nicholas Peters
• Ryan Horigan

Bedford Road School

• Adelaide Tepper
• Kathryn Wildey

Blue Mountain Middle School

• Alison Artieda
• Jordan Porter
• Katelyn Keefe
• Kayla Campos
• Mackenzie Calhoun
• Mackenzie Nacke
• Tessa Vayda

Brookside Elementary School

• “Penny Einhorn, Jaxs McDonald, Kate Piehler”

Frank G Lindsey Elementary

• Alana Dwyer
• Derek Montenegro
• Madison Figueroa

Hillcrest Elementary School

• Abigail Lojano
• Alexandra Heerema
• Amanda Rios
• Angeline Carols-Caceres
• Ashley Coronel
• Catalina De Los Santos
• Dania Monroy
• Deshionna Jones
• Estrella Rojas
• Giselle Guerra
• Jazmelin Arce
• Jennie Zhizhpan
• Karen Pulla
• Sasha LeBaron
• Stanley Mayancela

Kensico School

• Jayson DeFeo-Young
• Kaylee Castillo
• Olivia Villarie and Vanessa Nethercott

Mildred E. Strang Middle School

• Daniel Belliveau
• Ella Paddack
• Kelly Novillo
• Louis Lee
• Madeline Chen
• Melissa Severino
• Sophia Primiani

Oakside Elementary School

• Andres Tapia-Solano & Alexander Sakellariou
• “Brynne Barros, Isabella Gomez, Janeira Chipantiza-Coello, and Dayle Morataya”
• “Elijah Coleman, Gabriella Smart, Jemell Acosta, and Demare Walker”
• “Louis Zepeda-Erraez, Randy Montano, and Sarah Nieves”
• Maurice Kingwood and Zaiden Smith

Pocantico Hills

• “Alice Cabral, Rue Ledesma, Stephanie Jimenez”

Pocantico Hills Central School

• Dylan Zednik
• Fariha Rahman
• Melchai Mathew
• Saydee Star

Click each student’s name to see a copy of their entry. Porter’s poster will be prominently displayed at the New York State Capitol in Albany.