Contest Winners!
Winners of the New York Recycles! Poster Contest received the honor of having their artwork displayed in the NY Recycles! Calendar, a framed copy of their poster, and other prizes. Winners are invited to the NYSAR3 Annual Recycling Conference in Cooperstown, NY and given a chance to present their artwork and what it means to them, if they chose. Their posters were displayed during the Annual Awards Luncheon.
2026 Calendar
The winners for the 2026 Calendar are:
Grades K-3
Katie Amaya - Oak Park Elementary School, Brentwood, NY
Corin Nofi - PS 9, Brooklyn, NY
Niko Kita - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Grades 4-5
Taylor Grace Camilleri - Fulmar Road Elementary School, Mahopac, NY
Patrick Acierno - Birchwood Intermediate School, Huntington Station, NY
Emily Rosenblat - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Stella Yoder - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Grades 6-9
Ana Escobar - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY
Ashley Bonilla Aguilar - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY
Sebastian Avila - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY
Heaven Videa Arriaza - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY
Grades 10-12
Megan Braithwaite - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY
You Wu - Jericho High School, New York City, NY
Honorable Mentions
Prisha Hooda - PS 6, New York City, NY
Sorena Sorenson - South Kortright Central School, South Kortright, NY
Dua Gondal - PS 212, Brooklyn, NY
Javiera Rodriquez - PS 212, Brooklyn, NY
2025 Calendar Cover
The winners for the 2025 Calendar are:
Grades K-3
Emily Rosenblat - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Niko Kita - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Adaline Scion - Fayetteville Elementary School, Fayetteville NY
Grades 4-5
Taige Dreher-Jacobowitz - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Katniss Maxene A. Hernandez - PS/IS 102, Queens, NY
Grady Hulbert - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Carmella Odell - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Ida Beckman - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Grades 6-9
Helena Gelewski - Roxboro Road Middle School, North Syracuse, NY
Cortland Bing - Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius, NY
Nathan Gelewski - North Syracuse Junior High School, North Syracuse, NY
Grades 10-12
Sophia Spindler - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY
Soraya Hammer - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY
Honorable Mentions
Michelle Feng - PS/IS 102, Queens, NY
Madelyn Mergl - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY
Sofia Ferreira - PS/IS 102, Queens, NY
Khalisi Stuart - Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius, NY
2024 Calendar Cover
The winners for the 2024 Calendar are:
Grades K-3
Adarsh Rao - Success Academy Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY
Emily Rosenblat - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Derek Pankratz - Oquenock Elementary School, West Islip, NY
Grades 4-6
Shruthi Rao - Success Academy Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY
Paityn Walburn - Broadway Elementary School, Elmira, NY
Savannah Werkheiser - Broadway Elementary School, Elmira, NY
Grades 7-9
Dhruthi Rao - Success Academy Midtown West Middle School, New York, NY
Belinda Chen - Fort Hamilton High School, Brooklyn, NY
Meghan Farrell - Auburn Junior High School, Auburn, NY
Grades 10-12
Wyatt Samuels - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY
Jaycee Birkemeier - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY
Gabriella West - Victor High School, Victor, NY
Lucas Soto - Leonardo Da Vinci High School, Buffalo, NY
Honorable Mentions
Braelyn Barr - Oquenock Elementary School, West Islip, NY
Melanie Peña - Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence, NY
Dylan Delia - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY
Michelle Lin - Fort Hamilton High School, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Calendar Cover
The 2023 winners are:
Grades K-3
Derek Pankratz, Oquenock Elementary School
Easton Fenster, Love of Learning Montessori
Iris Hefferman, Arongen Elementary School
Braelyn Barr, Oquenock Elementary School
Grades 4-6
Ella Fores, Ichabod Crane Central School
Tessa Cherry-Woode, All Saints Catholic Academy
Samantha Jimenez, Woodhull Intermediate
Francesca D'Eloia, Woodhull Intermediate
Grades 10-12
Kathryn Arbegast, Rush Henrietta SHS
Emma Werkmeister, Victor High School
Allison Lettman, Victor High School
Andy Mugisha, Union Springs Academy
Honorable Mentions
Luna Pankratz, Oquenock Elementary School
Simone Bazile, Woodhull Intermediate
Ericka Bauer, Union Springs Academy
Katelyn Merle, Fairport High School
Annick Igihozo, Union Springs Academy
