Sustainable Jersey City, Solar Landscape Announce Winners of 2023 Green Ambassador Program Sustainability Challenge

Three students from Marine Academy of Science & Technology (M.A.S.T.) in Highlands, NJ, earned first place in the Green Ambassador Program Sustainability Challenge sponsored by nonprofit Sustainable Jersey City and national solar developer Solar Landscape.

For the winning project, M.A.S.T. students Aiden Mumm, Tyler Smolensky and Dylan Agnese designed a remote-controlled drone designed to take water samples, reducing the need for using boats to conduct the environmental monitoring.

This year, the program attracted students from across the country, with 360 students nationwide enrolled to participate in the Green Ambassador Program.

Second place in the 2023 Sustainability Challenge was awarded to a student at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, IL for a project that raised awareness of toxic heavy metals in the soil.

“We are so encouraged by the innovation and energy that this year’s Sustainability Challenge submissions demonstrated,” said Debra A. Italiano, founder and chair of Sustainable Jersey City. “Fighting climate change and creating a more sustainable, resilient future will be a hallmark of the generation emerging from today’s schools. These students have identified real-world problems and tackled them with ingenuity and hope.”

Sustainable Jersey City | www.sustainablejc.org/

Solar Landscape | www.solarlandscape.com