The poster above, drawn by Mike in Livermore Falls, will become next year’s poster for Maine Recycles Week 2009. Calendars can be requested at the SPO/Maine Recycles Web site, www.recyclemaine.com or by contacting Bruce White at [email protected] or 287-8053.

Student’s work to become state poster

AUGUSTA – Maine Recycles Week is celebrated in November each year and the state’s schools are invited to enter posters in the annual contest.

Three outstanding schools selected were Fruit Street School, Bangor; Bowdoinham Elementary School, Bowdoinham; and Lincoln Middle School, Portland. Each will receive $500 for their recycling programs.

Those schools randomly selected to receive $250 for creative, effective and tremendous reported efforts were Trinity Catholic School, Lewiston; Belgrade Community School, Belgrade; Saccarappa School, Westbrook; Livermore Falls High School, Livermore Falls; South Bristol Elementary School, South Bristol; St. George School, St. George; and Easton Elementary School, Easton.

The artwork of 13 students were selected for inclusion in the 2009 Maine Recycles calendar that is distributed to schools and municipal offices across the state: Hunter, grade three, Readfield Elementary School, Readfield; Teryn, grade 12, and Hannah, grade 10, Rangeley Lakes Regional School, Rangeley; Dominic and Natalie, grade six, Lincoln Middle School, Portland; Mike, grade 10, Livermore Falls High School, Livermore Falls; Arielle, grade four, Fisher-Mitchell School, Bath; Spenser, grade six, Friendship Village School, Friendship; Duncan, grade 12, Hermon High School, Hermon; Tessa, grade five, Stepping Stones Montessori School, Chelsea; Chloe, grade 10, Cheverus High School, Portland; and Alex, grade 11, Hyde School, Bath.

The posters will be used in the 2009 Maine Recycles calendar that will become available at the end of the month. The poster by Mike in Livermore Falls will become next year’s poster for Maine Recycles Week 2009.

Calendars can be requested at the SPO/Maine Recycles Web site, www.recyclemaine.com, or by contacting Bruce White at [email protected] or 287-8053.