2026 PSA Contest Results
PSA Contest #1 “Not Alone”
Prompt: Create a 30-60 second PSA with a provided script.
1st Place: Lockport Township High School
Team
Abigail Giordano
Teacher
Kevin Conway
2nd Place: Christian Academy of Knoxville
Team
Anthony Tsapenko and Thomas Brown
Teacher
Johnathan Sessoms
3rd Place: Dickinson Highschool
Team
Jimena Martinez
Teacher
Matthew Koby
Audience Favorite: Lexington High School
Team
Jeb Parker, Zoie Dodd, and Martha Ann Evans
Teacher
Rebecca Rainey
Honorable Mention | “Not Alone”
Joseph Gregori High School
Team
Marissa Langarica
Teacher
Jim McCarthy
Scotch Plains Fanwood
Team
Rocco Trainor and Riley Boozer
Teacher
Raymond Moskal
Woodstown High School
Team
Karson Chew
Teacher
Jim Dementri
Harbor Springs High School
Team
Jack Frentz, Henry Burris, and Willem Burris
Teacher
Jason Byma
Harbor Springs High School
Team
Emma Spencer, Zavier Sterling, Hadley Binko, Sophia Balistreri
Teacher
Jason Byma
Desert Edge High School
Team
Nai Estrada
Teacher
Heather Putnam
Etiwanda High School
Team
Alek Nieto and Andrew Ochoa
Teacher
Elaine Edwards
Broken Arrow High School
Team
Collin Walters
Teacher
Antonio Hurling
Central High School
Team
Bennett Derossett and Cora Pierson
Teacher
Joshua Cantrell
Diamond Technology Institute
Team
Areli Martinez, Lupita Vega, and Martin Avalos
Teacher
Maria Bonner
Centra High School
Team
Drew Bowman, Malachi Paasch, and Shannon Lovelace
Teacher
Joshua Cantrell
Greenwood High School
Team
Parker Pierce, Bryonna Kauwe, Caden Smith, and Landyn Sivage
Teacher
Troy Jarrell
Concordia Lutheran High School
Team
John Toukatly, Luke Bowen, and Griffin Hattaway
Teacher
Jordan Bridges
Oak Harbor High School
Team
Katie Sheppard
Teacher
Ryan Nowicki
Bergen County Technical School Paramus
Team
Finn Sapinsk
Teacher
Thomas Rome
Unity Cottage School
Team
Caitlin Tierney
Teacher
Joseph Tierney
Nashua High School South
Team
Chase Coffin, Raylynn Despres, Jacob Munroe, Owen Seagle
Teacher
Jeffrey
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