Tobacco-free Contest Winners Awarded at State Capitol Elementary
05.05.10
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 5, 2010) – The seventh annual Be Smart—Don’t Start! Storyboard Contest, designed to educate kids about the dangers of tobacco, honored its 2010 winners at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City today. Through the contest, Oklahoma elementary students write and draw a 30-second commercial to teach others about the dangers of tobacco.
Asher Clift, a second grader at Centennial Elementary in Edmond, Okla., and Karlie Stanley, a first grader at Stilwell Elementary in Stilwell, Okla., were selected as central/western and eastern Oklahoma grand prize winners respectively. Two 30-second videos will feature animated versions of the children’s artwork and their own voices reading their narratives. Throughout the summer, Clift and Stanley will have their videos distributed to television and radio stations, posted on multiple websites, played at local sports events and promoted across the state. Clift and Stanley’s drawings and narratives were chosen from more than 2,600 entries across the state in grades kindergarten through fifth. Eighteen additional students were chosen as winners in their grade categories:
TOBACCO-FREE CONTEST
Central/Western Oklahoma Winners
K – 1st Grade Category
- 1st Place Jeston Idleman, Healdton Elementary, Healdton
- 2nd Place Cameron Unruh, Newcastle Elementary, Newcastle
- 3rd Place Reese Lugafet, Washington Irving Elementary, Edmond
2nd – 3rd Grade Category
- 1st Place Jasmine Williams, Newcastle Elementary, Newcastle
- 2nd Place Raegan Yingling, Newcastle Elementary, Newcastle
- 3rd Place Emily Miller, Roosevelt Elementary, Norman
4th – 5th Grade Category
- 1st Place Patricia Liu, Centennial Elementary, Edmond
- 2nd Place Paisley Jaye, Parkland Elementary, Yukon
- 3rd Place Nikki Vardaman, Soldier Creek Elementary, Midwest City
Eastern Oklahoma Winners
K – 1st Grade Category
- 1st Place Dylan Jenkins, Boy Scout Pack 835, Owasso
- 2nd Place Kaylee Joseph, Stilwell Elementary, Stilwell
- 3rd Place Savannah Simmons, Idabel Primary South, Idabel
2nd – 3rd Grade Category
- 1st Place Katie Stephenson, Stilwell Elementary, Stilwell
- 2nd Place Arisa Bunch, Stilwell Elementary, Stilwell
- 3rd Place Tori Blemmel, Talihina Elementary, Talihina
4th – 5th Grade Category
- 1st Place Ally Ryan, Jenks Southeast Elementary, Tulsa
- 2nd Place Jaycee Soap, Stilwell Elementary, Stilwell
- 3rd Place Madison Fishinghawk, Locust Grove Upper Elementary, Locust Grove
All winners received a medal, a monetary award and additional gifts. Teachers of winning students received gift cards for school supplies. The Be Smart—Don’t Start! Storyboard Contest is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, the American Lung Association of the Central States serving Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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For more information, contact Nicole Amend at or (918) 551-3339.
