Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Passion for Water Conservation
Hicksville Water District Chairman William Schuckmann, sixth from back left; Commissioner Karl Schweitzer, fourth from back left; Commissioner Nicholas Brigandi, fifth from back left; Superintendent Paul Granger, third from back left; and Treasurer Vincent Abbatiello, third from back right; celebrated the 39 winners of the 2026 Water Conservation Poster Contest.
The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate the 39 winners of the District’s 2026 Water Conservation Poster Contest. An annual tradition in the District, the poster contest is held for elementary students in the Hicksville Public School District, Holy Family School and Trinity Lutheran School. Students create posters on which they illustrate ways in which they and their families can conserve water around their homes. It serves as a great way to foster an appreciation for protecting the community’s water source within local youth as we move into peak water use season and far beyond.
“Our annual water conservation poster contest is one of our favorite traditions at the Hicksville Water District,” said HWD Chairman William Schuckmann. “Water is our most precious resource, and it is incredibly important that we conserve it today and far into the future. Events like this help us bring this message to Hicksville’s future leaders, making us more confident than ever that our water is in good hands for years to come.”
Hundreds of posters were submitted to the District this year, making the 2026 contest the most popular yet. With the so many submissions to choose from, these winners represent the very best of the best:
- Kindergarten and First Grade
- Sarah Ahmed, Woodland Avenue Elementary
- Zoya Owais, Burns Avenue Elementary
- Oliver Kara, East Street Elementary
- Jacob Maldonado Hernandez, Old Country Road Elementary
- Ava Murphy, Trinity Lutheran School
- Eve Bailey, Holy Family School
- Simrat Nanda, Lee Avenue Elementary
- Parta Loxha, Dutch Lane Elementary
- Second Grade
- Zunayrah Ahmad, Burns Avenue Elementary
- Andrew Sun, East Street Elementary
- Arnika Kajamugan, Old Country Road Elementary
- Sofie Gosal, Trinity Lutheran School
- Genesis Nasir, Holy Family School
- Austin Leonardo, Lee Avenue Elementary
- Darai Sagastizado, Dutch Lane Elementary
- Third Grade
- Carissa Albano, Burns Avenue Elementary
- Zaviyar Ghori, Woodland Avenue Elementary
- Tessa Carroll, East Street Elementary
- Daniela Jimenez Garcia, Old Country Road Elementary
- Michael Benny, Fork Lane Elementary
- Sydney Cuadra, Trinity Lutheran School
- Haley O’Connor, Holy Family School
- Jesslyn James, Lee Avenue Elementary
- Manveer Kaur, Dutch Lane Elementary
- Fourth Grade
- Harjaap Singh, Burns Avenue Elementary
- Michael Ross, East Street Elementary
- Abigail Alas Lopez, Old country Road Elementary
- Eman Bangush, Fork Lane Elementary
- Skyler O’Mara, Trinity Lutheran School
- Declan Butler, Holy Family School
- Sehaj Nanda, Lee Avenue Elementary
- Bora Loxha, Dutch Lane Elementary
- Fifth Grade
- Manreet Kaur, Burns Avenue Elementary
- Thaira Loarte Melgarejo, East Street Elementary
- Mia Colindres Obanda, Old Country Elementary
- Mehdi Syed, Trinity Lutheran School
- Annabella Razzano, Holy Family School
- Hazel Jimenes, Lee Avenue Elementary
- Victoria DeTiberus, Dutch Lane Elementary
The HWD is tremendously proud of these students’ work and the District is excited to see what next year’s contest has in store.
