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February 07, 2001
February 7, 2001
Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Director James K. Haveman, Jr., today announced that nearly 7,000 Michigan students demonstrated the positive benefits of abstaining from drug use through their creativity in the third annual Partnership for a Drug-Free Michigan's "Winners Don't Do Drugs Because. . ." poster contest.
The partnership, a collaborative public and private effort administered by MDCH, is an aggressive public awareness campaign designed to warn every child, teen and parent in Michigan about the dangers of drug use. Each year, the numbers of students and schools participating in the poster contest have increased.
"Unfortunately, there is a perception that drugs are a reality and that they are not dangerous," said Haveman. "We know this is not true, but we need our children and teens to understand that drugs are harmful and addictive. The contest is great a way to engage our students in the battle against illicit drug use."
There were three grade classifications in the poster contest. They were grades 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12. K-Mart Incorporated provided prizes for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners. First place prizes were $100, second place prizes $75, third place prizes $50, and fourth place prizes $25. All awards were given in K-Mart cash awards.
The K-Mart cash award winners are:
First Place
Osayi Agbonze, of Detroit
Christopher Boomer, of Brighton
Mary Nameth, of Dearborn
Charlotte Nardin, of Mesick
Lauren Redding, of Hillsdale
Lindsay Thiemkey, of St. Louis
Second Place
Lisa Cook, of Alma
Katlyn English, of Detroit
Rachel Gleason, of Hudsonville
Brittney Mochty, of Oscoda
Amy Odigie, of Auburn Hills
Cory Simonds, of Dearborn
Elizabeth Smith, of Ypsilanti
Krystah Snyder, of Bay City
Kelvin Thomas, of Detroit
Third Place
Breann Allen, of Stockbridge
Lauren Burnett, of Woodhaven
Jacob Dykstra, of Farwell
Brian Ibarra, of Southgate
Kristan Phillips, of Corunna
Tara Price, of Battle Creek
Madison Scanlan, of Canadian Lakes
Leticia Webber, of Newaygo
Michael Wise, of Warren
Fourth Place
Shireen Abdel-Razzaq, of Sterling Heights
Rachelle Boudry, of Orion
Ray-an S. Buhay, of Sterling Heights
Linni Carlson, of Skandia
Eric Cooley, of Royal Oak
Michelle Hauk, of Rochester Hills
Kristy Kelly, of St. Louis
Bobby Onan, of Lowell
Casey Quinn, of Livonia
Jessica Ratkowiak, of Rochester Hills
Jennifer Stout, of Ionia
As an incentive to encourage as many students as possible to enter, every student who participated was entered in a drawing for grand prizes, compliments of the Detroit Red Wings. Blaine Liebhard of Durand won four Red Wing tickets, including the opportunity to meet Kris Draper. Kenneth MacDonald of AuGres won Red Wing autographed souvenirs.