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St. Richard's 5th Grade Wins National Energy Award

Mr. Connallon and two SRS students accept Nation's Best award .St. Richard's School saved $3200 in three months through energy conservation through a plan developed by the fifth grade and teacher Peter Connallon. This spring, the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project voted this project the NATION'S BEST entry by a Rookie School at the Elementary School level.  Late last fall, students completed an energy assessment of St. Richard's School. They measured and diagramed the school to scale to identify all external doors, applied weather stripping to external doors and windows, encouraged school faculty and administrators to turn off and unplug unused electrical items, and educated the SRS student, faculty, administrative and parent bodies to be careful about keeping outer doors open longer than necessary. As a second project, Mr. Connallon rented a thermal camera to take pictures of the school and parents' homes to show energy loss. The project was conducted primarily by the students, and results were presented to each homeowner as a philanthropic gesture.  The Nation's Best award was presented to Mr. Connallon and two St. Richard's students, Zach Li and Andrew Hammond, at the National Youth Awards for Energy Achievement held in Washington, D.C. June 20-23.  These students represented the school and their class in the NEED National Recognition Ceremonies at the United States Department of the Interior held on Monday, June 23.
St. Richard's School is proud to be recognized for our dedication to the environment, educational excellence, and civic responsibility.

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