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Hillside Students Win State Award
Fourth grade, second grade classes recognized for efforts in raising environmental awareness.
Two classes at took a trip to the Statehouse on Monday, May 2 to receive a special award for their efforts to raise energy and environmental awareness.
George Goneconto’s second grade class and Amy Cicala’s fourth grade class were in Boston to receive First Honors for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education, an award given by Richard K. Sullivan Jr., secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The two classes had paired up earlier this year to promote the 2011 , which encourages restaurant patrons nationwide to donate $1 or more for tap water they usually would drink for free during World Water Week—with all money used to provide children in developing countries with clean drinking water.
While at the Statehouse, the children also met up with state Rep. Denise Garlick, a Needham resident, who congratulated them on their accomplishment.
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Needham Public Schools Elementary Science Curriculum Director Mary Rizzuto nominated Goneconto and Cicala and their classes for the award, unbeknownst to them.
The 2011 awards—the 17th annual round of recognitions—were sponsored by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in partnership with the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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