By SALINA POST
A Salina student is among the winners of a statewide poster contest as a part of the national Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day campaign.
Magdalena Marsh of Salina won the 5-7 age group. Other age group winners were Reaghan Breshears of Eudora (8-10 age group) and Scarlett Do of Wichita (11-13 age group). Each student had been selected as a regional winner and will receive a bicycle donated by the Kansas Turnpike Authority and a helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas. Nearly 500 Kansas kids participated in the poster contest, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).
As statewide winners in their age categories, they will also receive a Kindle Fire tablet from the KTA, a $50 gift card from the Fuel True/Independent Energy and Convenience and movie passes from AAA Kansas, KDOT noted. In addition to these prizes, the student’s school, class or booster club will receive $200.
Additionally, KDOT announced the three winners in the traffic safety video contest.
Maddox Votaw, Miles Morford and Madison Karten from Eudora High School, with their video titled, “Next,” won first place. They will receive first choice of a GoPro, a DJI Stabilizer and a DJI Drone, and the grand prize winner’s school, class or booster club will receive $500.
Second place went to Phoebe Fletcher, Zach Arnold, Havayah Harvat and Tanner Yankovich from Eudora High School, with their video titled, “Feeling Lucky.” Third place went to Lane Burkholder from Derby High School, for the video, “Put the Brakes on Fatalities.” Each will receive one of the remaining prizes listed above. There was a total of 35 video entries from teens across the state. To see the winning videos, click HERE.