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Stephanie Kruse from ENEL North America judges a student energy design concept at E. C. Best Elementary School on May 28.
FALLON — Fifth-grade students in Fallon and Fernley were the only children in the United States to pilot the PlayEnergy curriculum and contest sponsored by Enel North America Inc., for the past several weeks.
Brenda Boone's and Lori Kaiser's home rooms at E. C. Best Elementary in Fallon along with four fifth-grade classrooms at Fernley Elementary School participated in this pilot program during their science periods.
Stephanie Kruse of Enel North America Inc. visited the Churchill County School District in April and asked if a fifth-grade class in Fallon could participate as a pilot classroom for the PlayEnergy curriculum in order to inform students of eco-friendly energy sources.
For the 2009-2010 school year, Enel hopes students from across the country in fourth to eighth grades will receive weekly lessons for one semester on different ways and the importance of conserving energy.
Kruse said Enel chose the Churchill and Lyon County School Districts because of their proximity to its geothermal plants.
Hank Sennott, director of corporate affairs and communications for Enel, said the Churchill and Lyon School Districts were selected for the program because of the company's involvement with two geothermal projects near Fallon at Salt Wells and Stillwater.
“We approached the school districts and told them we wanted to pilot the program here,” Kruse said.
Kruse came into the classroom at the beginning of May to explain Enel's purpose,
Amee Christian of KPS|3 and Gary Wick from Enel came into the classrooms in May to give informational lessons on geothermal energy and the Enel Geothermal Plants at Salt Wells and Stillwater.
After these lessons, students worked on their contest ideas.
Sennott said it was “very cool” for the two school districts to be the very first ones in North America to take part in this project, and said what was learned will be instrumental to Enel when the program expands next year.
Kruse, Gary Wick from Enel and Jason Geddes from the city of Reno judged the contest entries.
In Fallon, the grand prize — a $125 gift card to Discovery.com, — was awarded to Colton Moretto, Emma Bake, Brett Dunlap, Shanice Durr and Alicia Fabian for their “Unplug It Club idea.”
Second prize, a $50 gift card for Discovery.com, was awarded to Addyson Harmon, Evette Togafau, Brenda Cervantes, and Kelsee Chasing Crow for their “Eco-Friendly School Supplies” idea.
Honorable mention was presented to Davis Koenig, Rebecca Mills, Cameron Archer, Bradley Bennett, JR Pendergrass and Shane Rasmussen for their “Pedal Power” idea.
At Fernley Elementary, first place was awarded to Makayla Nelson and Melissa League for their “The power of water” entry. Second place went to Cristian Ruiz for his “Forms of Energy” project and third place was given to Clayton Holloway for his “solar power” project.
On the regional level, League and Nelson placed third for their project as did Ruiz and Holloway.
Brenda Boone's and Lori Kaiser's home rooms at E. C. Best Elementary in Fallon along with four fifth-grade classrooms at Fernley Elementary School participated in this pilot program during their science periods.
Stephanie Kruse of Enel North America Inc. visited the Churchill County School District in April and asked if a fifth-grade class in Fallon could participate as a pilot classroom for the PlayEnergy curriculum in order to inform students of eco-friendly energy sources.
For the 2009-2010 school year, Enel hopes students from across the country in fourth to eighth grades will receive weekly lessons for one semester on different ways and the importance of conserving energy.
Kruse said Enel chose the Churchill and Lyon County School Districts because of their proximity to its geothermal plants.
Hank Sennott, director of corporate affairs and communications for Enel, said the Churchill and Lyon School Districts were selected for the program because of the company's involvement with two geothermal projects near Fallon at Salt Wells and Stillwater.
“We approached the school districts and told them we wanted to pilot the program here,” Kruse said.
Kruse came into the classroom at the beginning of May to explain Enel's purpose,
Amee Christian of KPS|3 and Gary Wick from Enel came into the classrooms in May to give informational lessons on geothermal energy and the Enel Geothermal Plants at Salt Wells and Stillwater.
After these lessons, students worked on their contest ideas.
Sennott said it was “very cool” for the two school districts to be the very first ones in North America to take part in this project, and said what was learned will be instrumental to Enel when the program expands next year.
Kruse, Gary Wick from Enel and Jason Geddes from the city of Reno judged the contest entries.
In Fallon, the grand prize — a $125 gift card to Discovery.com, — was awarded to Colton Moretto, Emma Bake, Brett Dunlap, Shanice Durr and Alicia Fabian for their “Unplug It Club idea.”
Second prize, a $50 gift card for Discovery.com, was awarded to Addyson Harmon, Evette Togafau, Brenda Cervantes, and Kelsee Chasing Crow for their “Eco-Friendly School Supplies” idea.
Honorable mention was presented to Davis Koenig, Rebecca Mills, Cameron Archer, Bradley Bennett, JR Pendergrass and Shane Rasmussen for their “Pedal Power” idea.
At Fernley Elementary, first place was awarded to Makayla Nelson and Melissa League for their “The power of water” entry. Second place went to Cristian Ruiz for his “Forms of Energy” project and third place was given to Clayton Holloway for his “solar power” project.
On the regional level, League and Nelson placed third for their project as did Ruiz and Holloway.
