Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) today announced the national champions of the America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC), a student competition created to help families save money by saving energy. The sixth grade class from South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, Ind. and sixth and seventh grade students from Villa Maria School in Stamford, Conn. were together declared the national champions for their efforts, which reduced household energy usage, encouraged school-wide involvement and collaboration to save energy and engaged their local community.
