Students win recycling contest

Eight students out of 1,390 entries from area Mahoning County public, private and parochial schools won the Recycling Division of Mahoning County Green Team’s 2013 poster contest.

Each poster described a recycling or anti-litter theme. All of the first place posters were made into placemats to be used at area restaurants and non-profit organizations’ special meals. On May 2 the students’ winning achievements were rewarded by the Mahoning County Commissioners at the county courthouse building. Dominion gave each winner an American Express gift certificate, and certificates from the Green Team were given to the winning students.

The winning students and their schools were Ava Bosnjak (Stadium Drive Elementary), Cameron Orville (St. Nicholas School), Arianna Morales (West Boulevard Elementary), Haley Trolio (Poland Dobbins Elementary), Stefania Marciniak (Canfield Village Middle), Hayley Figueroa (Campbell Middle), Mitch Medved (Poland Middle) and Joseph Chepke (St. Joseph Immaculate Heart of Mary School).

Restaurants that will be using the winning placemats at their locations include American Legion Post 737, Belleria Canfield, Carchedi’s, Denny’s in Boardman and Austintown, Dino’s, Ellsworth VFW, Poland Friendly’s, Golden Rye Grille, Operating Engineers Hall, Perkins in Canfield and Damascus, Saxon Club and Yankee Kitchen.