Plainview Water District Commissioners Edward Shulroff, Kevin Langberg and Joel Kessler recently honored the first-, second-and third-place winners of the water district's 2005 Water Conservation Poster Contest during a standing-room-only ceremony attended by the winners and their families. The water district's annual poster contest is held for students in grades two through six in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District.

During the night's festivities, awards were given out to each grade level. First-place winners received a $100 US Savings Bond; a $50 US Savings Bond was awarded to both second- and third-place winners.

After the conclusion of the evening's festivities, Shulroff noted, "We appreciate the enthusiasm exhibited by those students who participated in this year's poster contest. Water conservation is a key component to ensuring the quantity and quality of our water supply, and these children truly understand the importance of not wasting this precious natural resource. My fellow commissioners and I thank everyone who submitted a poster for judging."

The following is a list of winners in the Plainview Water District's 2005 Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest:

First place - Sydeney Kurnit

Second place - Jillian Montes

Third place - Noam Kroudo

First place - Amanda Pulaski

Second place -YooNa Kim

Third place - Divya Patel

First place - Kevin Koo

Second place -Natasha Misulia

Third place - Rebecca Feinman

First place - Gabrielle Smitelli

Second place - Erica Bernstein

Third place - Michelle Nimetz