Ten students from Waterloo Elementary School were recognized for top finishes in a poster contest sponsored by Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO.)  The contest was held in recognition of World Water Day, and local kindergarten thru 8^th grade students participated.     Elementary and middle school students were invited to create a color poster illustrating how water is essential in food, health, and energy.  Winners received ribbons and prizes, with all students getting a participation ribbon.

Prizes were awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place per grade level (K-8).  The Waterloo winners are: Addyson Marlow, Kindergarten, 1^st Place; Adyson Quednau, Kindergarten, 2^nd Place; Aiden Gray, Kindergarten, 3^rd Place; Meah Lee, 1^st Grade, 1^st Place; Erica Howard, 2^nd Grade, 1^st Place; Allie Sorter, 2^nd Grade, 2^nd Place; Savannah Alamo, 2^nd Grade, 3^rd Place; Viktoria Bloniarz, 3^rd Grade, 2^nd Place; Autumn Garcia, 5^th Grade, 3^rd Place; and Michael Wilson-Smith, 6^th Grade, 2^nd Place.

FEDCO offered an award of a $500 donation to the school with the most submissions.  On March 30 Lisa Leachman, Vice President of Finance and Human Resources, of FEDCO presented the donation check to Mrs. Lisa McLaughlin, Principal, at Waterloo Elementary School in an assembly of students.

“FEDCO is so proud of your participation and quality of posters.  Your count of 236 submissions was outstanding,” Ms. Leachman stated.  A preview of the 733 poster entries was available at a recent Community Open House held March 21, 2015.  The winning posters will be permanently displayed at FEDCO headquarters located in the City of Monroe.  

FEDCO is a local Monroe business that designs, manufactures, and globally sells pumps and energy recovery turbine equipment used in the processing of water by reverse osmosis desalination.  FEDCO supports the education of school children in understanding water scarcity, the importance of water conservation, and careers in the manufacturing industry.