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Winthrop Students Win MWRA Poster and Writing Contest

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) recently announced there were five winners from Winthrop in the MWRA’s Annual Poster and Writing Contest. From the grade 2 class at the Gorman Fort Banks School, Jackson Stone was the first place winner, Sofia Walker was the second place winner, and Gianna Bianchino was an Honorable Mention winner in the Gr. K-2 poster category. From the grade 4 class at the A.T. Cummings School, Fiona Macdiarmid was the third place winner and Penny Schad was an Honorable Mention winner in the Gr. 3-5 writing category.

Close to 200 people gathered at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum on May 26 to honor this year’s contest winners. This year, students across the MWRA service area were challenged to use their creative skills to design a poster or write an essay, poem or story about the importance of water conservation. Winners were selected from close to 2,000 posters and over 250 writing entries.

All winning posters and writing entries are on display at the Waterworks Museum located at 2450 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02467 through October 1, 2023. To learn more about the MWRA School Education Program and view all the winning entries on-line, visit the School Program page on the MWRA’s website, www.mwra.com

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