InnerAct Alliance is proud to announce the winners of its Poster, Poetry and Essay Contests for Fifth Grade Students in the greater Winter Haven/Haines City area schools. Contest participants are being recognized during the Red Ribbon Rally this morning at 10:00 a.m. at Polk State College Gym in Winter Haven.
The anti-drug rally focuses on reinforcing critical substance abuse resistance skills before students enter middle school in the fall. Students were challenged to use their creative talents to compose essays, write poems, or draw posters to illustrate topical messages about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Overall winners in each category will receive cash prizes of $100 (first place), $50 (second place), and $25 (third place) in each contest category.
Congratulations to Winter Haven/Haines City Contest Overall Prize Winners
Poster Category
1st Place - $100.00 - Elizabeth Brianna West, Lena Vista
2nd Place - $ 50.00 - Karla Cruz, Palmetto
3rd Place - $ 25.00 - Savanna Igatua, Caldwell
Poetry Category
1st Place - $100.00 - Malachi Claussen, Jewett School of the Arts
2nd Place - $ 50.00 - Quaterra Cooper, Eastside
3rd Place - $ 25.00 - Rebecca Harwell, Berkley
Essay Category
1st Place - $100.00 - Lora Young, Janie Howard Wilson
2nd Place - $ 50.00 - Michael Petty, Elbert
3rd Place - $ 25.00 - Kayla Deen, Palmetto
School with the Most Contest Participants Overall – Berkley Elementary
Guest speaker for the Rally is Patrick T. Grady, a former middle and high school educator who travels throughout North America inspiring and encouraging individuals to do their best in all of their endeavors. Grady is the author of “Who Packs the Parachute,” and co-author of “Teen Power Too,” and “Teen Power and Beyond.” Community leaders will also be on hand to encourage the choice of a positive, healthy lifestyle without the use of drugs.
Similar rallies for Lakeland area schools took place last week on May 2nd at The Lakeland Center.
The mission of InnerAct Alliance is to reduce the abuse and underage use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs through: Community Awareness and Involvement; Prevention Education; Economic Support; and Leadership Development. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency is proud to offer substance abuse prevention to the Hardee, Highlands and Polk County communities with services including science-based education in elementary and middle schools, drug-free puppet shows, informative presentations and family-oriented awareness events that touch the lives of youth, parents, families, businesses, faith-based organizations, community groups and others in need with an important substance abuse message.
For further information on the Fifth Grade Rally, please call InnerAct Alliance at (863) 802-0777.
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