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”
(No particular order)
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
Central 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 “3 Ways” High School Division
Prompt: Create a 30-60 second PSA about three ways to help a friend who is struggling.
1st Place: Kauai High School
Team
Daysha Brause & Mikeylah Castillo-Ramos
Teacher
Leah Aiwohi
2nd Place: Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Team
Finnegan Collins
Teacher
John Allen
3rd Place: KEOM-Mesquite ISD
Team
Annabelle Parker, Abby De Los Rios, and Ky'Riana Brown
Teacher
Keturah Hill
3rd Place: Penns Valley Area School District
Team
Christian Merrill and Luke Ruoff
Teacher
Mike Farley
Honorable Mention | “3 Ways”
(No particular order)
Haddam Killingworth High School
Team
Myra Cortes
Teacher
Kasha Topa-Finberg
Taylorville High School
Team
Owen Busboom and Lincoln Coffey
Teacher
Neil Hohenstein
Ronald Reagan High School
Team
Cailtlin Kinion and Askylah Moore-Hamilton
Teacher
Kamille Donley
SMSD - Center for Academic Achievement
Team
Olivia Garza and AJ Kinser
Teacher
Enza Ketcham
Central High School
Team
Neil Wilkinson, Ryan Ward, and Sophia Thieman
Teacher
Joshua Cantrell
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High School
Team
Jesus Melendez, William Huerta, and Bryan Hernandez
Teacher
Christopher Valdes
Hillcrest High School
Team
Melody Rea and Evelyn Montague
Teacher
Rae Snobl
PSA Contest #2 “3 Ways” Middle School Division
Prompt: Create a 30-60 second PSA about three ways to help a friend who is struggling.
1st Place: Central Middle School
Team
Lishitha Kollati, Maxwell Ballard, John Robertson, and Sara Shade
Teacher
J. Ashlee Elmore
2nd Place: New York City School of the Arts
Team
Jack Jakubowski, Jose Aquinonoah, Noah Prince, and Cruz Quiroz
Teacher
Brett Williams
3rd Place: Leeman Middle School
Team
Ivan AlvarezViktoriia KovbelAriana Garcia
Teacher
Salvador Tamayo
Audience Favorite: Fountain Middle School
Team
Corbin Jassen, Brian Jerez Quevedo, and Natalie Garland
Teacher
Tenesha Swift
Honorable Mention | “3 Ways”
(No particular order)
New York City School of the Arts
Team
Kaylie Gooden, Ziggy Stevenson, and Luke Hinds
Teacher
Brett Williams
Rio Del Sol
Team
Kayla Chengcuenca, Kennedy Vera, and Madelyn Alfaro
Teacher
Angel Serrano
Miami Arts Studio
Team
Addison Gutierrez, Amanda Garcit, Jake Bode, adn Jennifer Margolis
Teacher
Brenda Cancino
Leslie Jones
Team
Charlie Clemons
Teacher
Leslie
Miami Arts Studio
Team
Valerie Jojena, Abigail William, Jake Bautis, and Jayden Sotomelara
Teacher
Brenda Cancino
Rio Del Sol
Team
Alani Hurdle, Julianna Fox, and Kimberly Enriquez
Teacher
Angel Serrano
Whittles Spring Middle School
Team
Mary, Silvia, Fransico, and Snyader
Teacher
Mr. Ross