Sanitation District No. 1’s (SD1) Annual Protecting the Environment Award Ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. The award ceremony recognizes teachers and students who have gone above and beyond to protect the environment and water resources in Northern Kentucky.
Six schools competed for cash prizes. The results were as follows:
1st Place - St. Catherine of Siena School, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky (Teacher: Dave Schlachter).
2nd Place - Sanders Home School, Hebron, Kentucky (Teacher: Dr. Karen Keefer).
3rd Place - Ludlow Elementary, Ludlow, Kentucky (Teacher: Pam Farrell).
St. Augustine School, Covington, Kentucky (Teacher: Elaine Goetz).
Honorable Mention - St. Joseph School, Cold Springs, Kentucky (Teacher: Carol Smith)
Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Burlington, Kentucky (Teacher: Anita France).
The following twelve students were recognized for individual excellence:
Alec Hazeres and Amelia Beatsch from Grandview Elementary, Christopher Sanders and William Sanders from Sanders Home School, Latasha Landrum from St. Augustine Elementary, Nate Enslen, Grant Schwarber, Will Lampe, Alex Herweh, Noah Connolly and John Lampe from St. Catherine of Siena School and Nicole Robertson from St. Mary School.
For descriptions of the nominated projects and a copy of the press release, please click on the Documents and Reports link, then click on Miscellaneous, then click on the documents entitled School Nominees and Winners, Individual Student Nominees and Award Ceremony Press Release.
Thank you to the following organizations for partnering with SD1 to sponsor the individual student prizes and teacher gifts: John R. Green (Covington), Pets Plus (Taylor Mill) and Wal-Mart (Ft. Wright).
If you have any questions regarding the 2009 Protecting the Environment Award program, please contact Witni Sztanyo, Education Coordinator, at 859-578-6764.
