Annual poster contest winners celebrated at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg –Kicking off Alcohol Awareness Month with a ceremony at The State Museum, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today recognized 43 students who participated in the 27th annual Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest.
“Every year, I am always impressed by the creative and artistic ways the students of Pennsylvania depict a positive, no-use message when it comes to alcohol,” said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden. “Peer-to-peer messaging is an effective way of communicating these messages, and the colorful artwork created by the students who participated in our poster contest is impressive.”
In their winning designs, students focused on healthy alternatives to drinking, such as hobbies and extracurricular activities, and offered positive messages about the benefits of being alcohol-free.
The PLCB will use the students’ designs to create a full-sized notebook, a planner, a sticker, and a small notepad. These materials will be distributed throughout Pennsylvania. In addition, grade winners will have their artwork reproduced in a calendar. Students who created the best pieces received cash prizes.
Nearly 420 students from 17 counties participated in this year’s contest, using crayons, ink, colored pencils, paint, and computer-generated imagery to create their posters. Entries were judged on presentation and message. Since the poster contest began in 1992, more than 36,000 entries have been submitted.
This year’s winning posters will be displayed in The State Museum of Pennsylvania from April 1 through April 5.
The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates more than 600 wine and spirits stores statewide, and licenses 20,000 alcohol producers, retailers, and handlers. The PLCB also works to reduce and prevent dangerous and underage drinking through partnerships with schools, community groups, and licensees. Taxes and store profits – totaling $16.5 billion since the agency’s inception – are returned to Pennsylvania’s General Fund, which finances Pennsylvania’s schools, health and human services programs, law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other important public services. The PLCB also provides financial support for the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, other state agencies, and local municipalities across the state. For more information about the PLCB, visit lcb.pa.gov.
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2018-19 PLCB ALCOHOL AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Print Winners each receive a $50 award, and their artwork will be printed on a notebook, day planner, notepad, or sticker.
Berks County, Alexis Wertz, 7th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Chester County, Kerry Reynolds,* 12th grade, Home School
Delaware County, Andrea Strasser, 4th grade, Media Elementary School
Lehigh County, Zenon Z. Hrycenko,* 11th grade, Home School
First Place Calendar Winners each receive a $50 award, and their artwork will be reproduced in the PLCB’s annual calendar.
Berks County, Lauren Avery,* 2nd grade, Schuylkill Valley Elementary School
Berks County, Ella Anne Marous, 7th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Berks County, Olivia Peluchette, 8th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Butler County, Abigail Schirato,* 3rd grade, Mars Area Elementary School
Butler County, Marianna Geiser, 6th grade, Haine Middle School
Carbon County, Kaitlyn Boerner, 11th grade, Weatherly Area High School
Carbon County, Abigail Hernandez, 12th grade, Weatherly Area High School
Chester County, Ryan Reynolds,* 4th grade, Home School
Dauphin County, Kylee Kandybowski, 1st grade, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Dauphin County, Korlyn Young, Kindergarten, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Jefferson County, Nicole Jamison, 9th grade, Brockway Area Junior/Senior High School
Lebanon County, Alexa Hartranft, 5th grade, Union Canal Elementary School
York County, Tyler Rake, 10th grade, Kennard-Dale High School
Second Place Grade Winners each receive a $25 award.
Berks County, Maddy Snyder, 7th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Berks County, Kyle Groff, 8th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Berks County, Trey Crowley, 10th grade, Home School
Butler County, Camden Carrabba, 2nd grade, Mars Area Elementary School
Butler County, Sonya Dietz, 6th grade, Haine Middle School
Crawford County, Averi Wolf, 4th grade, Conneaut Valley Elementary School
Cumberland County, Marie-Laurence Heil,* 5th grade, Home School
Dauphin County, Avery Lutz, 1st grade, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Dauphin County, Emma Lentz, Kindergarten, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Jefferson County, Madison Barefield, 12th grade, Brockway Area Junior/Senior High School
Lackawanna County, Meredith Baker, 3rd grade, Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School
Mercer County, Olivia Mason, 9th grade, West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School
Washington County, Emilio Borello, 11th grade, Trinity High School
Third Place Grade Winners each receive a Certificate of Recognition.
Adams County, Nathan Davis, 5th grade, Fairfield Middle School
Allegheny County, Pavithra Kumar,* 2nd grade, Franklin Elementary School
Berks County, Katelyn Rears, 6th grade, Reiffton School
Berks County, Naomi Vogel, 8th grade, Tulpehocken Junior High School
Cumberland County, Carly Valentino, 3rd grade, Northside Elementary School
Cumberland County, Hermiony Valdes,* 7th grade, Allen Middle School
Dauphin County, Kassidy Neiswender, 1st grade, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Dauphin County, Katelyn Hockenberry, Kindergarten, Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School
Delaware County, Abigail Ashbach, 4th grade, Media Elementary School
Jefferson County, Hailey Ruberto, 10th grade, Brockway Area Junior/Senior High School
Washington County, Steve Stewart, 9th grade, Trinity High School
Washington County, Austin Beels, 11th grade, Trinity High School
Washington County, Peter Riddell, 12th grade, Trinity High School
*Denotes a previous Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest winner.