Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Honors Young Artists for Educating Peers about the Dangers of Underage Drinking
Annual poster contest winners celebrated at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During a ceremony in The State Museum of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today recognized 50 students who participated in the 24th annual Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest.
"Studies have shown that peer-to-peer messaging is one of the most effective ways to reach children and teenagers. That's why the Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest is so important. Young people design artwork that conveys a message to other young people," said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden. "And our contest ensures these are positive no-use messages. It's better to provide messages that encourage fun, healthy, safe alternatives to underage drinking."
In their winning poster designs, students focused on positive messages, such as the benefits of being alcohol-free and healthy alternatives to drinking, such as hobbies and extracurricular activities.
The PLCB will use the designs to create posters, bookmarks and coloring sheets to distribute throughout Pennsylvania. In addition, the grade winners will have their artwork reproduced in a calendar. Students who created the best pieces received cash prizes.
Nearly 1,300 students from 49 counties across the state participated in this year's contest, using crayons, ink, colored pencils, paint and computer-generated imagery to create their posters. Their entries were judged on presentation and message. Since the poster contest began in 1992, almost 35,000 entries have been submitted, and thousands more students have participated through projects in their school classrooms.
"Every year, we are always impressed not just with the artistic talent displayed by Pennsylvania students, but by the creativity of the alcohol awareness messages depicted in these posters," said Board Member Mike Negra. "It's encouraging to know that so many students in every grade and from every corner of the state take this contest so seriously and put so much effort into developing art that really speaks to their peers."
This year's winning posters will be displayed in The State Museum of Pennsylvania from April 4 through April 8.
The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates more than 600 wine and spirits stores statewide and licenses more than 20,000 beverage alcohol producers and retailers. The PLCB also works to reduce and prevent dangerous and underage drinking through partnerships with schools, community groups and licensees. Taxes and store profits – totaling more than $14.5 billion since the agency's inception – are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund, and the PLCB also provides financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, other state agencies and local municipalities across the state. For more information about the PLCB, visit www.lcb.state.pa.us.
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2015-16 PLCB BUREAU OF ALCOHOL EDUCATION
ALCOHOL AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Grade winners – $50 each
County |
Name |
Grade |
School |
Berks |
Kira Marr |
6 |
Reiffton School |
Carbon |
Michael Montalvo |
9 |
Weatherly Area High School |
Chester |
Kyle Reynolds * |
12 |
Home School |
Chester |
Ryan Reynolds * |
2 |
Home School |
Cumberland |
Lucy Stevens |
5 |
Elmwood Elementary School |
Cumberland |
Maria-Catalina Heil |
K |
Immaculata Academy Home School |
Cumberland |
Marie-Thérése Heil * |
7 |
Immaculata Academy Home School |
Delaware |
Sheridan Crawford |
4 |
Westbrook Park Elementary School |
Delaware |
Dylan Miller |
1 |
Westbrook Park Elementary School |
Jefferson |
Mary Fremer |
8 |
Brockway Area Jr./Sr. High School |
Lehigh |
Zenya Hrycenko * |
10 |
Lehigh Valley Home School |
Luzerne |
Adriana Kopalek |
3 |
Wycallis Elementary School |
York |
Chyanne Shoff |
11 |
York County School of Technology |
Reproductions – $100 each
County |
Name |
Grade |
School |
Bedford |
Erin Claycomb |
12 |
Claysburg-Kimmel High School |
Berks |
Ella Gerhart |
6 |
Reiffton School |
Berks |
Amelia Ordway |
6 |
Reiffton School |
Berks |
Katherine Travis |
8 |
Tulpehocken Junior High School |
Carbon |
Jasmine Montalvo |
9 |
Weatherly Area High School |
Cumberland |
Gianna Heil * |
5 |
Immaculata Academy Home School |
Cumberland |
Lydia Hulshizer |
11 |
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School |
Delaware |
Samuel Chism * |
3 |
Westbrook Park Elementary School |
Special Recognition
County |
Name |
Grade |
School |
Adams |
Madyson Calore |
3 |
Fairfield Area Elementary School |
Adams |
Summer Darr |
3 |
Fairfield Area Elementary School |
Berks |
Adrian Buchter |
7 |
Fleetwood Middle School |
Berks |
Kelsey Dreibelbis |
7 |
Tulpehocken Junior High School |
Berks |
Anya Whitman |
6 |
Reiffton School |
Berks |
Damian Willman |
8 |
Tulpehocken Junior High School |
Butler |
Ellie Koma |
3 |
Mars Elementary School |
Butler |
Caden Patton |
4 |
Mars Elementary School |
Carbon |
Zoe Downs |
10 |
Weatherly Area High School |
Carbon |
Shaianne Perkins |
12 |
Weatherly Area High School |
Chester |
Jordyn D'Puia |
8 |
Phoenixville Area Middle School |
Chester |
Dominic Michalski * |
1 |
Home School |
Cumberland |
Isaac Heil * |
10 |
Immaculata Academy Home School |
Cumberland |
Marie-Laurence Heil * |
2 |
Immaculata Academy Home School |
Dauphin |
Alana Peiffer |
2 |
Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School |
Dauphin |
Brielle Sinsabaugh |
1 |
Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School |
Delaware |
Nathan Crawford * |
2 |
Westbrook Park Elementary School |
Erie |
Katherine Huntley |
7 |
Rice Avenue Middle School |
Forest |
EmmaLee Gray |
5 |
West Forest Jr./Sr. High School |
Indiana |
Kassidy Brosch |
10 |
Indiana County Technology Center |
Indiana |
Caitlynne Everett |
12 |
Indiana County Technology Center |
Lehigh |
Zenon Hrycenko * |
8 |
Lehigh Valley Home School |
Luzerne |
Cheyenne Wang |
6 |
McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary School |
Westmoreland |
Sophia Montgomery |
5 |
Sloan Elementary School |
York |
Amanda Buckheit |
10 |
Kennard-Dale High School |
York |
Caleb Duncker |
10 |
Northeastern Senior High School |
York |
Tristan Eckenrode |
3 |
Shallow Brook Intermediate School |
York |
Isabelle Latshaw |
4 |
Shallow Brook Intermediate School |
York |
Luzines Maldonado-Torres |
11 |
York County School of Technology |
* = Previous Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest winner
SOURCE Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
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