RED RIBBON FIFTH GRADE RALLIES POSTER, POETRY & ESSAY CONTESTS - LAKELAND AREA WINNERS

RED RIBBON FIFTH GRADE RALLIES
POSTER, POETRY and ESSAY CONTESTS - LAKELAND AREA WINNERS

Lakeland, FL – InnerAct Alliance is proud to announce the winners of its Fifth Grade Rally for The Facts Poster, Poetry, and Essay Contest for Fifth Grade Students in the greater Lakeland area schools. Contest participants were recognized during the Red Ribbon Fifth Grade Rallies, on May 6, 2015, at The Lakeland Center.

The prevention rallies focus on reinforcing critical substance abuse resistance skills before students enter middle school in the fall. 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 will be awarded cash prizes of $100 (first place), $50 (second place), and $25 (third place).

Congratulations to Lakeland Area Rallies Contest Overall Prize Winners

Lakeland Area Rallies Contest Overall Prize Winners for 9:30 AM RALLY

Poster Category
1^st Place $100.00 - Gabriel Munoz from Padgett              

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Kennedy Hamilton from Wendell Watson  
3^rd Place $ 25.00 - Kiara Llerena from Carlton Palmore

Poetry Category
1^st Place $100.00 - Christie Gonzalez from Dr. N.E. Roberts

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Gabriela Guevara from Carlton Palmore

3^rd Place $ 25.00 - John Gallagher from Wendell Watson

Essay Category
1^st Place $100.00 - Iris Denner from Churchwell

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Angel Lee from Highlands Grove
3rd Place $ 25.00 - Cherish Johns from Kingsford 

School with the Most Contest Participants Overall – Highlands Grove

Lakeland Area Rallies Contest Overall Prize Winners for 11:30 AM RALLY

Poster Category
 

1st Place $100.00 - Kim-Tien Vo from Lincoln Academy

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Jaiden Lopes from Winston Academy
3^rd Place $ 25.00 - Aja Haggard from St. Paul Lutheran

Poetry Category

1^st Place $100.00 - Madison Kearney from McKeel Academy Central

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Deme-Simone Garner from South McKeel   
3^rd Place $ 25.00 - Rebekah Hammond from Scott Lake

Essay Category
1^st Place $100.00 - Isabella Salerno from St. Anthony

2^nd Place $ 50.00 - Alanna Wells from R. Bruce Wagner

3^rd Place $ 25.00 - Kennedy Blomeley from South McKeel

School with the Most Contest Participants Overall – McKeel Academy Central

The 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 of 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 Winter Haven and Haines City area schools will be held on May 13^th at the Polk State College Gym. Contest winners for those schools will be announced next week.

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 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.