2025 PSA Contest Results
PSA Contest #1 “Trapped”
Prompt: Create a 30-60 second news feature story about someone who is or who was addicted to vaping nicotine at some point in their life.
1st Place: Dos Pueblos High School
Team
Arthur Bonifield, Kevin Ngo, Charles Day, Natalee Zbinden
Teacher
Doug Caines
2nd Place: Central High School
Team
Carter Shipman, Max Brown
Teacher
Joshua Cantrell
3rd Place: Portola High School
Team
Julian Barnes, Jayoh Jung, Joline Lo, Emma Nguyen
Teacher
Tina Murphy
Honorable Mention | “Trapped”
Trumbull Career and Technical Center
Team
Noah Hawes and Braydon McElhinny
Teacher
Kris Doran
Lee's Summit North High School
Team
Sophia Ardon, Taylor Kindler, Samuel Mazariegos, Tessa Visconti
Teacher
Terry Durnell
CTE Center at Olean
Team
Nicholas Austin, Kaden Sosa, Noah Lippert
Teacher
Cory Nedell
Satellite Center
Team
Chanae Leonard & Nia Brown
Teacher
Jordan Dauphin
Berwick Area Senior High School
Team
Landon Hess
Teacher
Kyla Riccobon
Valencia High School
Team
Gabriel Karney
Teacher
Dena de Vera
Indiana County Technology Center
Team
Lisa Mason & Elysa Burns
Teacher
Melaney Brubaker
PSA Contest #2 “5 Reasons”
Prompt: Create a 30-60 second commentary-style PSA about the top 5 reasons vaping nicotine is not a good idea.
1st Place: Central High School
Team
Alex Trieu, Emily Neal, Sage Thieman, Neil Wilkinson
Teacher
Joshua Cantrell
2nd Place: Camden County Technical School
Team
Camree Rolley, Nathan Foley, Josiah Colon, Jacob Welsh
Teacher
Brian Coulter
3rd Place: Taylorville High School
Team
Anthony Rivecco
Teacher
Neil Hohenstein
Honorable Mention | “5 Reasons”
Indiana County Technology Center
Team
Sydney Fabri
Teacher
Melaney Brubaker
Unity Cottage School
Team
Caitlin Tierney
Teacher
Erin Tierney
Meridian Technology Center
Team
Cash Hanrahan
Teacher
Sheila McMurry
Cedar Crest High School
Team
Autumn McKelvie
Teacher
Cody Hassler
Greenwood High School
Team
Trevor Tucker
Teacher
Troy Jarrell
Granada High School
Team
Alexander Bergeron, Dominic Bourque, Antoun Khairallah, Dylan Shenave
Teacher
Alexandria Janda
Nonnewaug High School
Team
Luke Vitalis, Ryan Alther
Teacher
Mrs. Blake