Red Ribbon Fifth Grade Rallies Poster, Poetry and Essay Contests Winter Haven/Haines City Area Winners

Red Ribbon Fifth Grade Rallies Poster, Poetry and Essay Contests
Winter Haven/Haines City Area Winners

InnerAct Alliance is proud to announce the winners of the “Rally for the Facts Poster, Poetry, and Essay Contest” for Fifth Grade Students in the greater Winter Haven/Haines City area schools. Contest participants were recognized during the Red Ribbon Fifth Grade Rallies held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., at the Heartland Church, 225 Avenue B NW, in Winter Haven.  

The prevention rally focuses on reinforcing critical substance abuse resistance skills before students enter middle school. Students were challenged to compose essays, write poems, or draw posters to illustrate how they live their lives drug free and show the truth about how most young people do not use drugs or alcohol. 

Overall winners in each category were awarded cash prizes of $100 (first place), $50 (second place), and $25 (third place). Congratulations to the following overall winners:

Winter Haven Area Rallies Contest Overall Prize Winners for 9:30 AM Rally Session

Poster Contest
1st Place $100 - Lisette Juliana Esther Dones from Loughman Oaks
2nd Place $50 - Janeimy Orjales from Loughman Oaks
3rd Place $25 - Karen Martinez from Auburndale Central

Poetry Contest
1st Place $100 - Banjamin Gamache from Loughman Oaks
2nd Place $50 - Leandro Beato from Lake Alfred
3rd Place $25 - Dylan Antoine from Auburndale Central

Essay Contest
1st Place $100 - Alejandro Martinez from Loughman Oaks
2nd Place $50 - Hunter Smith from Lake Alfred
3rd Place $25 - Katelynn Bergeron from Auburndale Central

School with the Most Contest Participants Overall for 9:30 Rally - Loughman Oaks

Winter Haven Area Rallies Contest Overall Prize Winners for 9:30 AM Rally Session

Poster Contest
1st Place $100 - Monica Trevino from Pinewood
2nd Place $50 - Kelly Sanchez from Alturas
3rd Place $25 - Lewis Martinez from Snively

Poetry Contest
1st Place $100 - Adassa Ocasio from Eagle Lake
2nd Place $50 - Guyanan McCaskill from Alturas
3rd Place $25 - Eric Daily from Snively

Essay Contest
1st Place $100 - Vanessa Bell from Snively
2nd Place $50 - Lillian Wilson from Eagle Lake
3rd Place $25 - Adam Mohamed

School with the Most Contest Participants Overall for 11:30 Rally - Snively

Guest speaker for the Rallies was Patrick T. Grady, a former middle and high school educator who travels throughout North America encouraging students to do their best in all their endeavors. Grady is the author of “Who Packs the Parachute,” and co-author of “Teen Power Too,” and “Teen Power and Beyond.”

Another rally for Lakeland area schools was held on May 9, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the R.P. Funding Center's Youkey Theatre.  

InnerAct Alliance is proud to have provided substance abuse prevention to the Hardee, Highlands and Polk County communities since 1985 with services including science-based education in elementary and middle schools, teen-driven social marketing, and awareness events that touch the lives of youth, parents, families, businesses, faith-based organizations, community groups and others with an important substance abuse prevention message.

For further information on the Fifth-Grade Rallies, please call InnerAct Alliance at (863) 802-0777.