FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

County Commissioners Honor Students for 
America Recycles Day Posters

At their regular televised meeting on November 19, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners will honor local students grades Kindergarten through 8th whose winning posters will appear in the 2008 America Recycles Day calendar. America Recycles Day, the national celebration that focuses public attention on the need to reduce waste by reusing, recycling, and choosing recycled-content products, is November 15. 

The theme for this year’s event is “It All Comes Back To You.” In Kitsap County, all public, private, and home school K-8 grade students were invited to participate in the Kitsap County America Recycles Day poster contest. Of the 478 entries received, 13 were chosen to be included in the full-color 2008 America Recycles Day calendar, with the 7 honorable mention selections included in a special section. 

This years’ winning and honorable mention posters can be seen on the Solid Waste Division website at www.kitsapgov.com/sw. Following the Commissioner’s meeting a reception honoring the winners will be held in the Kitsap County Administration Building lobby.

This year’s winners include:

• Front cover – Clare Cabacungan 
  Marcus Whitman Junior High – 8^th grade

• January – Kirsten Alger
  Silver Ridge Elementary – 2^nd grade

• February – Amber Jacobson
  Silver Ridge Elementary – 6^th grade

• March – Gia Acosta
  Our Lady Star of the Sea – 2^nd grade

• April – Grace Smith
  King’s West – 3^rd grade 

• May – Alexa Carr
  Manchester Christian Academy – 6^th grade

• June – Jameson Yamamura
  Manchester Christian Academy – 1^st grade

• July- – Rylee Dutton
  Sylvan Way Christian School – 4^th grade

• August – Thomas Brehmer
  Sylvan Way Christian School – 5^th grade

• September – Paola Merrill 
  Our Lady Star of the Sea – 5^th grade

• October – Katie Gildner and Ella Banyas
  Odyssey Middle School – 7^th grade

• November – Emily Rodriguez
  Manchester Christian Academy – Kindergarten

• December – Aira Nicole B. Bautista
  Esquire Hills Elementary – 5^th grade

In addition 7 honorable mention posters were chosen to also be included in the calendar:

• Karly Schroder
  King’s West- 6^th grade

• Natalie Boyle
  Our Lady Star of the Sea – 5^th grade

• Jadan-Lynn A. Anderson
  View Ridge Elementary – 2^nd grade 

• Saraya Thompson
  Sylvan Way Christian School – 4^th grade

• Michaela Wallitner
  Sylvan Way Christian School – 4^th grade

• Hunter Eady
  Manchester Elementary – 5^th grade

• Kailee Liu
  King’s West – 4^th grade

Additional information about the Solid Waste Division, including waste reduction and recycling programs, household hazardous waste, toxic reduction, landfill oversight, and the solid waste management system in the County may be found on the Division’s web page at www.kitsapgov.com/sw or by requesting the Division’s 2006 Annual Report from The Open Line at 360-337-5777 or by e-mail at solidwaste@co.kitsap.wa.us.

Other Related Links:
www.americarecyclesday.org
www.wsra.net

Kitsap County Public Works
The Open Line
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us