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Eureka, Wildwood Teens Win PSA, Poster Contest for Substance Prevention

Winners were announced from this year's Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition contest, which was created to assist with drug-related prevention and education.

More than 100 high school and middle school students in the community submitted entries for the inaugural “As Seen by Teens” substance abuse prevention public service announcement and poster contest sponsored by the , which is based in Eureka.

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The contest judging and awards ceremony was held Feb. 23 at in . Attendees viewed the posters and PSAs on a big screen, witnessed the independent judges complete their scoring rubrics, enjoyed entertainment provided by emcee Joe Fingerhut, and cast their own votes for an “audience choice” winner, according to a news release from coalition representatives.

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Click here to see all the winning entries.

Judges for the contest were: Pamela Senti, former art department chair at ; Mary James-Herold, owner of MJH Advertising Agency; Bill Hency, Sales Director of DDI Media; Heather Haymart, owner of Chesterfield Wood Icing; and Alex Jones, Fulfillment Coordinator at in .

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Student poster winners were:

HIGH SCHOOL—             

  • 1st place:  Jake Lee, Lafayette senior
  • 2nd place:  Abigayle Gellasch, Lafayette senior
  • 3rd place:  Jake Park, Eureka junior

MIDDLE SCHOOL—      

  • 1st place:  Cole Staehling, Rockwood Valley 6th grader
  • 2nd place:  Allison Hallums and Annalise Alvarex, Rockwood Valley 8th graders
  • 3rd place:  Paige Price and Maggie Dunne, Holy Infant 7th graders

Students PSA winners were:

HIGH SCHOOL—

  • 1st place:  Thomas Heney, Lafayette senior
  • 2nd place:  Grace Prosperi and T.J. Hugh, Marquette sophomore and junior
  • 3rd place:  Lauren Berger and Carolyn Glaser, Marquette seniors

MIDDLE SCHOOL—

  • 1st place:  Elizabeth Butler, LaSalle Springs 8th grader
  • 2nd place:  Marnita Brown, LaSalle Springs 7th grader
  • 3rd place:  Tristan Pacino, LaSalle Springs 7th grader

People’s Choice Award:  (PSA) Josh Gardiner and Sean Koehler, Marquette junior and sophomore

By engaging youth in prevention messaging, the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition hopes to increase community awareness of substance abuse, said Coalition Director Renee Heney. All high school and middle school youth living or attending school within Rockwood School District boundaries were invited to participate.

Winning PSAs and posters will receive widespread community exposure at Six Flags, Charter Cable, MTV, MTV2, a DDI Media billboard in Fenton, Riverchase and other community centers, and Rockwood schools.


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