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St. John School Student Wins Honorable Mention in MWRA Poster Contest

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MWRA Honorable Mention winner Julia Pistorino with David Duest, Director, MWRA Deer Island Treatment Plant and her mother, Ellen T. Crotty (MWRA Photo)

North End news from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA):

We are pleased to announce that Julia Pistorino, a second-grader at the St. John School, in Boston’s North End, won Honorable Mention in MWRA’s Annual Poster Contest.

This year, students across the MWRA service area were challenged to create posters, essays and short videos to promote the benefits of flushing responsibly. Nearly 4,000 students entered the contest.

All of the winning posters and essays are available for viewing on www.mwra.com and at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum through the July 4th weekend. The videos are posted on MWRA’s YouTube page.

MWRA honored the winning students, their teachers and families at an awards ceremony held at the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant on Friday, May 23. Ceremony photos are posted on flickr.

Winning Poster by Julia Pistorino

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