2023 Contest Winners!

Winners of the 2024 New York Recycles! Poster Contest received the honor of having their artwork displayed in the 2025 calendar, a framed copy of their poster, and other prizes.  Winners and two family members 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.

2025 Calendar Cover

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