No Smoking Posters win honors for local pupils

First-place winners are to receive $100.
BOARDMAN -- Several area pupils were to be recognized today as winners in the annual No Smoking Poster Contest sponsored by Health for Humanity Ohio Network.
After classroom presentations by Health for Humanity representatives in 19 area schools last spring on the effects of smoking and drinking alcohol, pupils were invited to create original posters expressing what they had learned, said Gim Oh, network spokeswoman.
Posters were judged this fall by volunteer art teachers, and the awards were presented at the annual meeting of Health for Humanity Ohio Network at 5:30 p.m. at Mr. Anthony's. The winning posters will be on display at the annual meeting, Oh said.
About the organization
The Ohio Network, based in New Springfield, is a nonprofit, charitable organization with the goal of maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle and improving the well-being of self and others. The national office is in Evanston, Ill.
The winners from among an estimated 800 entries received cash prizes, trophies, certificates and ribbons. First place earned $100; second, $75; third, $50; and fourth and fifth, $25 each.
The winners
The top five winners, starting with first place, include:
USeventh- and eighth-grade category: Max Wagner, Athena Catsoules, Kelsey Schlabaugh, Rachel Von Ahn and Aron Del Monte, all pupils at Poland Middle School.
UFourth- through sixth-grade category: Tashyra Clark, Kirkmere Elementary School in Youngstown; Miranda Little, Victoria Ferry and Kaila Nasci, all from W.S. Guy Middle School in Liberty; and Alissa Rusu, Kirkmere.