San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez led the recent awarding rites of the city’s search for the School Year 2018-2019 Best EnviroKid, Enviroteen, and Enviro Teacher Coordinator during the flag-raising ceremony last April 8.
Bagging the Best Enviro Kid award was Grade 6 student Curby R. Francisco of N. Ibuna Elementary School, while the Best Enviro Teacher Coordinator award went to Rowena Sanchez also of the same school.
Graduating high school student Kathleen Mae Marcos, herself a former EnviroKid at the Pinaglabanan Elementary School, won the Best EnviroTeen award.
Assisting Mayor Gomez were Councilors Ariel Atad (SK), Herbert Chua (Bgy.), Allen Silvano, and Boyet Aquino.
Former City Councilor and now City Environment and Natural Resources Office Head Dante Santiago presided over the event.
Criteria for the contest included unannounced home visitations, school activities, examination results and final interview. The home visitations revealed how the winners were actually applying the proper solid waste management techniques taught to them by CENRO personnel throughout the year.
Ten EnviroTeen finalists each received a medal and P2,000 cash award from Mayor Gomez.
Winners Marcos, Francisco, and Sanchez each received a P5,000 cash award.
Gomez and the City Government launched Enviro-Kidz project in 2011 as an organization for selected public elementary school students to increase their awareness on environmental protection and preservation.
Timely issues like waste segregation, conservation, recycling, and climate change are parts of the organization’s program.