Past Winners
2022 Winners
Thank you to all of the students who participated in this contest. Over 26 entries were received.
The $1,000 first place prize was awarded to Herdon Elementary School from Herndon, VA for their proposal called, “Purple Martin Bird Towers.”
Final Place |
Award |
Teacher |
Proposal Name |
School |
1 |
$1,000 |
Mark Mosely |
Purple Martin Towers |
Herndon Elementary School |
2 |
$900 |
Sheri Sharwarko |
Creating Shade for Our Creek |
Jamestown Elementary School |
3 |
$800 |
Faiza Alam |
Make the Most Out of Compost |
Katherine Johnson Middle School |
4 |
$700 |
Kirk Treakle |
Native Trees |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
5 |
$600 |
Kirk Treakle |
Bird Garden |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
6 |
$500 |
Kirk Treakle |
Leveling up Our Rain Garden |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
7 |
$450 |
Mary Breslin |
Potomac Protectors Operation Clean-Up |
George Washington Middle School |
8 |
$400 |
Teresa Dobler |
Runoff Education |
Washington Latin Public Charter School |
9 |
$350 |
Kelly Haisfield |
Clean Up Angel Park |
George Washington Middle School |
10 |
$300 |
Kirk Treakle |
Plastic Reduction |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
2021 Winners
Proposal Name |
School |
Teacher |
Turbidity Terminators |
Bel Air Middle School |
Kristie Smith |
Adopt-A-Drain |
YEAS |
Elise Trelegen |
Restoring the Serene Ravine |
Broadneck High School |
Limbacher |
RCMS Garden Project |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
Kirk Treakle |
Plastic Reduction at our School |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
Kirk Treakle |
No-Mow Zone |
Reservoir High School |
Jessica Kohout |
The Future for Green Energy in Public Places |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
Kirk Treakle |
Our Watershed – Composted Based Action Plan |
Reservoir High School |
Jessica Kohout |
Ridding the Hague of Pollution |
The Hague School |
Michaela Ednie |
Wi High Rain Garden |
YEAS |
Elise Trelegen |
2020 Winners
School Name |
Teacher Advisor |
Project Name |
Robert Frost Middle School |
Sue Murphy |
Let it grow |
Langley High School |
Suzanne Chinn |
DIVVY |
George Washington Middle School |
Kelly Haisfield |
Reducing Waste by Recycling |
Eastern Middle School |
Tanya Rowe |
Eastern Cutlery Organization |
George Washington Middle School |
Jessica Owens |
Lead in Water |
Rachel Carson Middle School |
Kirk Treakle |
The Bluebird Boxes |
Lanier Middle School |
Faiza Alum |
A Fast, Classed, Unsurpassed Filter |
George Washington Middle School |
Jessica Owens |
Erosion and Water Pollution |
Marriotts Ridge High School |
Karen Luniewski |
Eradicating Invasive Species and Introducing Native Plants in Garden |
Kenmore Middle School |
Dottie Lydon |
Seed Vending Machine |
2019 Winners
First Place Finalists Lanier Middle School
Final Place |
Award |
Project |
School Name |
1 |
$1,000 |
Revitalizing Our Bioretention Cell |
Lanier Middle School |
2 |
$900 |
Bioswale |
Kent Island Middle School |
3 |
$800 |
Rain Garden |
Rachel Carson |
4 |
$700 |
Utensil-Packet-Replacement |
Kenmore Middle School |
5 |
$600 |
Alternative to Rock Salt |
Frost Middle School |
6 |
$500 |
The Invasion of the Koi at Lake Anne |
Dogwood Elementary School |
7 |
$450 |
Students Water Conservation Society |
George Washington Middle School |
8 |
$400 |
Life Saver Solutions |
School Without Walls at Francis Stevens |
9 |
$350 |
Project Nature |
Berlin Intermediate School |
10 |
$300 |
Recycling Electronics and Batteries |
Kenmore Middle School |