Monomoy Regional High School student Aidan Kotoski was a recipient of the NEED Youth Energy Leadership Award in 2019.
HARWICH – A Monomoy Regional High School Student has received national leadership recognition.
Aidan Kotoski has been named one of two recipients of the National Energy Education Development Youth Energy Leadership award.
The NEED award recognizes students who go above and beyond in their pursuit of energy knowledge and the teaching of others.
The award is designed to honor students demonstrating effective leadership skills and energy knowledge throughout their association with NEED.
Since its founding, NEED has kept its Kids Teaching Kids philosophy as a fundamental principle of NEED programming – encouraging students to explore, experiment, and engage, and encouraging teachers to embrace student leadership in the classroom.
NEED trains and assists teachers in harnessing the energy of the classroom – the energy of students.
The award includes a $1,500 scholarship to be used for post-high school educational plans.
Kotoski will attend the University of Rhode Island in the fall and will major in environmental policy and law.
Kotoski said NEED impacted his life and helped him become a leader.
“Kids teaching kids has really spoken to me,” he said. “It is so amazing to think that I am the kid teaching the kid who was once just like me – unaware of what energy conservation and efficiency was.
I hope to continue educating kids on energy and be an inspiration for a better tomorrow.”
Elizabeth Hoff, Kotoski’s teacher, describes Aidan as someone who is not only a leader, but someone who helps others become leaders.
He inspired a recycling program in his freshman year at Monomoy Regional High School and ever since has continued to teach others about energy efficiency through both student and teacher energy-related activities and engagement.
Kotoski has served on the NEED Youth Staff the past few years bringing his many talents to the Youth Energy Conference & Awards program.
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