Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) and the Montgomery County Police Department have announced the high school and middle school winners of the 2021-2022 “Keeping it Safe Coalition” student video contest. The annual contest encouraged teams from Montgomery County schools to create 30-second public service announcements to educate young people about the risks of under-21 alcohol use.
The winning videos can be seen here.
The high school award winners are:
- First Place: Winston Churchill High School. Students Ida Chen and Isar Uslu will receive a $1,000 prize.
- Second Place: Damascus High School. Students Helen Andino Carranza and Brandon Lopez-Ventura, with the collaboration of Jayson Andino Carranza from John T. Baker Middle School, will receive a $500 prize.
- Third Place: Northwood High School. Student Hailie Clark with sponsoring teacher Iris Schwarz will receive a $350 prize.
- Honorable Mention: Quince Orchard High School will receive a $100 prize.
The middle school award winners are:
- First Place: Briggs Chaney Middle School will receive a $500 prize.
- Second Place: Westland Middle School. Students Alana Anantham, Noa Geller and Celia Markowitz, with the collaboration of Asher Anantham from Montgomery Blair High School, will receive a $300 prize.
- Third Place: Hallie Wells Middle School. Students Tia Daher and Hannah Matthew will receive a $250 prize.
- Honorable Mention: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. Student Saesha Dhote with sponsoring teacher Lisa Wroblewski, will receive a $100 prize.
For the first time, Travel Television, a member of the Keeping It Safe Coalition, sponsored the Most Popular video award for high school and middle school participants. The award recognized the video with the most online views and “likes.” The most popular video for high schools and middle schools is:
- Paint Branch High School. Students Kwabena Appiah, Andres De La O Zelaya and James Abraham. They will receive $150.
In this year’s contest, 75 videos were submitted from 38 schools.