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Students win Anti-Tobacco Web art contest
OLYMPIA ¾ Students from across the state have been selected as winners of an anti-tobacco art contest, the Washington State Department of Health announced today.
The Web-based contest, UNFILTERED YOU, encouraged teens to create a piece of art to stimulate discussion about tobacco use in their families, schools and communities. Aubrey Neal of Bremerton was awarded the grand prize ($1,000) for his audio rap presentation, "Blazen mics, not pipes."
More than 100 Washington students entered personal memoirs, paintings, animations, drawings, ads, poems, raps, songs, comics, PowerPoint presentations, clay sculptures and videos. All entries are featured on the Department of Health’s teen Web site, UnfilteredTV (http://www.unfilteredtv.com/) and will travel as an exhibit to malls throughout Washington from now through the summer.
"Art is a great way for teens to express feelings and communicate about issues," said Secretary of Health Mary Selecky. "When anti-tobacco messages come from their peers, kids really listen. Hopefully, these works of art will help kids make the right choice about tobacco use."
The 12 prize-winners were chosen for their unique presentations and strong messages about tobacco use. Submissions were evaluated for originality and creativity, message and relevance, resourcefulness and written description.
Grand prize (Best of Show) winner Aubrey Neal used lyrics and a rhythmic beat to communicate his anti-tobacco message, "Blazen mics, not pipes."
Hanna Kawai and Abby McCoy of Seattle won Best of Show runner-up for their visual entry, "Watching You." Abby and Hanna’s photograph serves as a reminder to people of all ages to act as a positive role model.
Evan Tucker of Renton was the Performance category winner for "Unfiltered Truth, and the Magic Lantern Film Workshop won an honorable mention for "Smoke/Air."
Ty Colwell of Sedro Woolley was the Visual Art category winner for "Theatre Ad" and Nicole Hutcheson of Kenmore, received an honorable mention in this category for her visual presentation, "Smoking is Death."
April Telan of Burlington was the Written category winner for her poem, "Missed," and Catlin Rindal of Burlington received an honorable mention in this category for her poem "It."
Hana Kawai and Abby McCoy of Seattle were the Video category winners for "Your habits, our lives" and Raul Mendez of Elma won an honorable mention for his video presentation, "Smokie."
Robert Do of Renton was the Audio/Music category winner for his rap, "Tobacco vs. Human Society, and Kristen Shelley of Vancouver received an honorable mention for "Young Girl."
"Even though we see a significant decline in the number of teen smokers, there is still much work to do," says Selecky. "We know that by continuing to reach out and inform teens about the harmful effects of tobacco they are less likely to start smoking as adults."
Every year tobacco claims more lives than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires combined, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In Washington 8,300 people die every year from tobacco-related illness.
View the winning entries on the UnfilteredTV Web site (http://www.unfilteredtv.com/).
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