At the Nov. 19 town board meeting, supervisor Dan Panico and the town council welcomed the Brookhaven Recycles Poster Contest winners. The inaugural Brookhaven Recycles Poster Contest ran this fall and was open to all K-12 students in Brookhaven Town. Over 300 students submitted posters with a theme of “Recycle Every Day! or Stop Litter!”  Winners were selected in five groups of grade levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and special education.

While presenting the awards, Panico said “This generation that’s going to break in their efforts, their understanding about litter, about recycling, about proper waste management.  That’s going to make the difference in this town, on this island and in this country when it comes to making our environment cleaner and doing the right thing by earth.”

Pictured with the winners are (Back row, left to right) town clerk Kevin LaValle; councilman Neil Manzella; councilwoman Jane Bonner; Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management (RSMM) commissioner Christine Fetten; supervisor Dan Panico; councilman Michael Loguercio; councilman Neil Foley and councilmember Jonathan Kornreich. The town council members cast votes for each of these groups, and the following winners were chosen:

K-2

• First Place: Austin Callegari, Grade 2, South Street School
• Runner-up: Adrian Uzcategui, Grade 1, South Street School

3-5

• First Place: Michelle Wardhana, Grade 4, Edna Louise Spear Elementary
• Runner-up: Logan Fernandes, Grade 4, New Lane Elementary

6-8

• First Place: Angeles Villa, Grade 8, Oregon Middle School
• Runner-up: Zikriya Kazmi, Grade 7, Selden Middle School

9-12

• First Place: Alex Alleyne, Grade 11, Patchogue-Medford High School
• Runner-up: Fabiana Roca, Grade 11, Patchogue-Medford High School

Special Education

• First Place: LeeAndrea, Williams-Campbell, Grade 12, Patchogue-Medford High School
• Runner-up: Jeremy Pelaez, Grade 5, William Floyd Learning Center