Orange County Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council Honors Student Contest Winners

Published on May 10, 2024

Nearly 150 students were honored for their talent in an annual poster and essay contest organized by the Orange County Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council on May 10. The theme for this year’s contest was “Team up together, be drug-free forever,” which had attracted over 1,800 entries from nearly 20 schools in more than 10 school districts across the county. “Awareness campaigns and events like this are important for so many reasons,” contest coordinator MaryAlice Kovatch said at the award ceremony at Paramount Theatre in Middletown. “They give us the opportunity to provide information and share youth talent with our communities,” she added. “[We] will continue to do so as long as there are young people like you who want to make a difference.”...

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