Decide to Drive: Student Advocacy Magazine Contest Winners
Mar 24, 2014
During fall 2013, “Decide to Drive: A Student Advocacy Program,”, a high school distracted driving awareness curriculum, was created and distributed by Scholastic with the AAOS and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), to approximately 200,000 high school teachers nationwide.
Through the curriculum, U.S. high school students: assessed, observed and recorded distracted driving in their own communities, role played how to start a conversation with a driver about their distracted driving behaviors, researched local laws and distracted driving incidences, and examined and use national statistics on distracted driving.
The program culminated with a contest through which the students were invited to form teams of three or four teens to create their own student advocacy magazines with eye-catching visuals, though-provoking statistics, and persuasive tips/essays on preventing distracted driving. Nearly 400 entries were submitted by approximately 1,200 students from schools across the country. Below are the results.
Winning Entries
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First Place
School: Kamehameha (Pukalani, HI) Teacher: Kye Haina Students: Jaylin Kekiwi, Maile Sur, Daisy Draper, Destinee Murray |
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Second Place
School: Centennial (Peoria, AZ) Teacher: Mylynda Koener Students: Rebekah Brewer, Brianna Koener, Stephanie Winning, Cody Wong |
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Third Place
School: Centennial (Peoria, AZ) Teacher: Mylynda Koener Students: Mia Neumann, Gwen Shamley, Jesse Hernandez, Kody Lewis |
Honorable Mentions
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School: Campbellsville (Campellsville, KY)
Teacher: Andrea Lawler Students: Nathan Riggs, Ethan Bailey, Caleb Gupoton, Dakota Cravens |
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School: Centennial (Peoria, AZ)
Teacher: Mylynda Koener Students: McKenna Fosdick, Lucy Nicole-Fylling, Vanessa Freeman |
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School: Centennial (Peoria, AZ)
Teacher: Mylynda Koener Students: Tyler Manning, Ryan Bowman, Myrna Abdel-Aziz, Tyler Crump |
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School: Fountain Hills (Fountain Hills, AZ)
Teacher: Karla Primosch Students: Patrick Horba, James Krupski, Clinton Donahue |
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School: Francis Howell North (St. Charles, MO)
Teacher: Diane Fingers Students: Zoe Willott, Elizabeth Jansen, Emily Wilson, Olivia Williams |
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School: New Tech (Fort Wayne, IN)
Teacher: Elizabeth Bryan Students: Tin Oo, Erin Purcell, Sabrina Loving |
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School: New Tech (Fort Wayne, IN)
Teacher: David Flesch Students: Michael Rowlett, Cody Meyer, A’Shaneia Washington, Rachel Shie |
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School: New Tech (Fort Wayne, IN)
Teacher: Ginger Giessler Students: Tamia Martin, Sierra Lehman, Zachary Chadwick, Teshlynn Shuttleworth |
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School: New Tech (Fort Wayne, IN)
Teacher: Eric Toy Students: Jaycob Hartleroad, Hnin Haymar, Emily Simerman, Premiere Grubbs |
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School: New Tech (Fort Wayne, IN)
Teacher: Eric Toy Students: Kara Lilly, Nicole Wilson, Tristian Tucker, Zoey Woods |
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School: North Allegheny (Wexford, PA)
Teacher: Janellen Lombardi Students: Bobby Upton, Audrey Immonen, Charlie Brickner, Cassie Majewski |
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School: North Allegheny (Wexford, PA)
Teacher: Janellen Lombardi Students: Jason Hu, Natalie Morrissey, Marisa Delsignore, Michael Tai |
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School: North Allegheny (Wexford, PA)
Teacher: Janellen Lombardi Students: Erics Fan, Maddie Lambert, Lena Vodovitz, Ann Sippel |
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School: North Allegheny (Weford, PA)
Teacher: Janellen Lombardi Students: Anna Sinelnikova, Jennifer Hofmann, Sisi Tang |
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School: Ronald W. Reagan Doral (Dade, FL)
Teacher: Allison Ibarra Students: Maria Croes, Karen Schlicht, David Castano |
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School: Ronald W. Reagan Doral (Dade, FL)
Teacher: Allison Ibarra Students: Ariana Avila, Marialaura Garcia, Diana Ruiz, Logan Schroeder-Stephens |
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School: Ronald W. Reagan Doral (Dade, FL)
Teacher: Allison Ibarra Students: Waleria Duarte, Samikai Rosado, Nathalie Sendrea |
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School: Springfield Clark (Springfield, OH)
Teacher: Mary Leonard Students: Ty Probst, Nicholas Burkhard, Dustin Gammon |
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School: St. Paul’s (Covington, LA)
Teacher: Brad Guillory Students: Drew Bratschi, Walden Perry, Ross Allbritton |
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School: St. Paul’s (Covington, LA)
Teacher: Brad Guillory Students: Kyle Cleveland, Benjamin Dantin, Gunnar Young |
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School: Susan E. Wagner (Staten Island, NY)
Teacher: Lori McLoughlin Students: Ella Gregorio |
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School: Traverse City St. Francis (Traverse City, MI)
Teacher: Cheryl Schmuckal Students: Bussell, Jarvis, Morgan, Zamarron |
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School: Wasilla (Wasilla, AK)
Teacher: David Ralph Students: Noah Brown, Kyla Busness, Matthew Ghering, Mitchell Hansen |