27th Annual New Hampshire Fourth Grade Water Science Fair and Poetry Winners Announced

MANCHESTER, NH - The New Hampshire 4th Grade Water Science Fair and Drinking Water Festival was held Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Manchester. Students from Candia, Gilsum, Harrisville, Keene, Manchester, Marlborough, Surry and Westmoreland presented their science projects to panels of judges.

4th Grade Water Science Fair Results:

First Place: Caitlyn Bishop, Manchester

Second Place: Rylee Swift, Keene

Third Place: Andrew Downing, Keene

Fourth Place: Ethan Anhert, Westmoreland

Honorable Mentions: Avery Kelly, Westmoreland

Nildalany Gardner, Manchester

Jaelyn Hartford, Manchester

Declan Manning, Manchester

In conjunction with this event was the second annual Water Poetry Contest. Students composed poems relating to the theme “The Power of Water.”

4th Grade Water Poetry Contest Results:

First Place: Emily Hyett, North Hampton School

Second Place: Devin Stanton, North Hampton School

Third Place: Tommy Janvrin, North Hampton School

Fourth Place: Maddy Kontos, North Hampton School

Science Fair and Poetry awards were presented by WMUR Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint. Trophies were donated by Manchester Water Works.

The Drinking Water Festival celebrates National Drinking Water Week. The event was sponsored by the New Hampshire Drinking Water Coalition in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to encourage future leaders and scientists to learn about one of the world’s most precious resources, water! More than 400 students from 11 different schools across New Hampshire participated. Operators, scientists, consultants, artists and environmental educators from public water systems, nonprofit organizations, higher education and local, state and federal agencies joined together to share their expertise with students. Students explored ways to keep water clean, conservation, water testing, groundwater pollution, how climate change is affecting water systems and many other topics. A drinking water tasting contest matched several municipal water supply systems against each other for the coveted Best Tasting Drinking Water Award. Concord Water Department was chosen by the students as having the best tasting water.

The water festival is supported by volunteers and donations from many organizations, including:

4H

Aries Engineering

Bromley Adventure Park

Café la Reine

Candia Springs Adventure Park

Charmingfare Farm

Children's Museum of New Hampshire

Chucksters

Concord General Services

EJ Prescott

Fun Spot

Funway Park, LLC

Fuss & O'Neill

Granite State Rural Water

Keene Water Department

Kroka Expeditions

Lake Sunapee Protective Association

Lewis Engineering PLLC

Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves

Magic Wings

Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum

Manchester Water Works

Montshire Museum of Science

Morningside Flight Park

Mt Washington Observatory

N.H. Fisher Cats

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

New Hampshire Department of Transportation

New Hampshire DHHS Public Health Laboratory

New Hampshire Water Well Association

New Hampshire Water Works Association

Pennichuck Water

Plymouth Village Water & Sewer District

RCAP Solutions, Inc.

Smith Pump Co.

Society for the Protection of Forest and Lands

Space Entertainment Center

Squam Lakes Association

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Statewide Aquastore, Inc.

The Common Man, Concord

Underwood Engineers

UNH Manchester STEM Discovery Lab

US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District

US Forest Service

Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences

Whale's Tale Waterpark

Wright-Pierce

York's Wild Animal Kingdom

For more information about the event, please contact Lara Hooper at (603) 271-4071.