Boone County student announced as 1st place winner in poster contest | News

FRANKFORT, KY (FOX19) -  A Boone County high school student placed first in her category in the 2012 Adopt-a-Highway Poster Contest. 

Jessica Dunham from Randall K. Cooper high school was one of four first place winners in the annual competition  sponsored by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

“The purpose of the contest is to increase environmental awareness among children,” said Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock. “We hope to educate our young people about the damaging effects of litter, and to change attitudes and behaviors about littering.”

Another Boone County student also placed high in the contest. Olivia Ryan's poster placed third in the 9 - 11 age category. Olivia is a student at St. Joseph Academy. 

Awards were presented at a luncheon ceremony today at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The first-place winner in each of four categories received a $100 gift card, while second-, and third-place winners each received a $50 gift card. All the winners received framed prints of their posters. In addition, calendars featuring the winners’ posters will be provided to all the winners and their classrooms.

The Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) received 1,520 Adopt-a-Highway poster contest entries from students throughout the Commonwealth.

Here are a full list of winners: 

6-8 age category

1st place           Arabella Long             Taylor County Elementary

2nd place          Morgan Lewis             Ponderosa Elementary (Boyd County)

3rd place          Connor Spann              LeGrande Elementary (Hart County)

9-11 age category

1st place           Lydia Emberton          Joe Harrison Carter Elementary (Monroe County)

2nd place          Virginia Harp              Jennie Rogers Elementary (Boyle County)

3rd place          Olivia Ryan                 St. Joseph Academy (Boone County)

12-14 age category

1st place           Nicole Giesbers          Williamstown Independent Schools (Grant County)

2nd place          Dalton Allen                Monroe County High School

3rd place          Theresa Davis              Metcalfe County High School

15-17 age category

1st place           Jessica Dunham           Randall K. Cooper High School (Boone County)

2nd place          Brooklyn Wainscott    Williamstown Independent Schools

3rd place          Quade Simpson           Williamstown Independent Schools