Past Recipients of the MST Environment and Scholarship Awards

by | Feb 9, 2021 | Water Closet Blog | 8 comments

Mira Plante

Mira Plante

My name is Saranya “Mira” Plante and I graduated from Masconomet Regional High School in 2020. Now, I am a freshman at WPI majoring in Computer Science with a concentration in Cyber Security and a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. I enjoy working on real-world problems with peers to create lasting environmental change in the world. For my Girl Scout Gold Award, I worked with my community to bring awareness to our litter issue through educational programs, policy adjustment ideas, and planned litter clean-ups. With help from the Middleton Stream Team Environmental Award, I will gain the skills and knowledge I need to find a balance between human comfort and environmental health. Through my work, I want to inspire more young girls to create change in the world through STEM. 
Carleen Harring

Carleen Harring

Carleen Harring of Billerica, a senior at Essex Northshore Agricultural and Technical Schoo.  She will be attending Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the fall, with a major in Marine Science and Safety and Environmental Protection. Carleen trained IRWA members how to test for dissolved oxygen. She has been involved in The Stream Team’s Earth Day Festival for two years. She has worked over 140 hours developing and working on recycling and composting for Essex Tech school.

Carleen also was a Co-Op Intern at Danvers Water Treatment Plant here in Middleton, working 12 to 18 hours a week performing labs and rounds from 2018 to this June. She has participated in many 4 Ocean Beach Clean-Ups and on an overnight Baker’s Island water and island environmental assessment. She was Co-President of the Environmental Action Club of Essex Tech school. Carleen was also on the Natural Resources Advisory Board. She was a presenter and competitor in Mass Envirothon, presenting on town impacts on the surrounding  watershed.

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