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2016 Ninth Annual Driving the Message Contest

DTM9-featThe Driving the Message contest is sponsored by State Farm.

Congratulations to all our entries and winners!

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POSTER Winners

First Place:HS - 1st place Lindsey Morrison Frisco thumbnail

Lindsey Morrison
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Second Place:HS - 2nd place Kayleigh Kowaleski Frisco thumbnail

Kayleigh Kowaleski
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Third Place:HS - 3rd place Maria Ramirez YWLA thumbnail

Maria Ramirez
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
Fort Worth, Texas

Teen Choice: HS - teen choice Andrew Woodward Frisco thumbnail

Andrew Woodward
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Junior High Special Recognition: Jr H - special recognition Holly Nguyen thumbnail

Holly Nguyen
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Christina Lazutkin Frisco thumbnail

Christina Lazutkin
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Jake Luedecke Frisco thumbnail

Jake Luedecke
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Dawson Hirt Frisco thumbnail

Dawson Hirt
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Fionne Tran Frisco thumbnail

Fionne Tran
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Riley Tabor Frisco thumbnail

Riley Taber
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: HS - honorable mention Dorothy Mantle Frisco thumbnail

Dorothy Mantle
Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center
Frisco, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - Honorable mention Hanson Phung thumbnail

Hanson Phung
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - honorable mention Vivian Ton thumbnail

Vivian Ton
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - honorable mention Samantha Pineda thumbnail

Samantha Pineda
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - honorable mention Angela Xia thumbnail

Angela Xia
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - honorable mention Anushri Gupta thumbnail

Anushri Gupta
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

Honorable Mention: JrH - honorable mention Lauren Hatch thumbnail

Lauren Hatch
Sugar Land Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas

PSA Video Winners:

First Place:

“Even Dogs Know”
Jesse Jenkinson, Luis Perkins, Matthew Torrez, Arturo Martinez, Isabella Sosa, Reyna Hixson
Communications Arts High School
San Antonio, Texas

Second Place:

“Texting and Driving Don’t Mix”
Thomas Rhea Guidry, Brian Kimble, Connor Kimball
Uvalde High School
Uvalde, Texas

Third Place:

“3 Seconds”
Erica Holm, Ashley Martinez, Sebastian Davila, Demerci Yanes, Caroline Munoz, Mourice Munoz, Anthony White
Communications Arts High School
San Antonio, Texas

Directors Choice:


“Smart Guyz Wear Seat Belts”
Randy Tabutt, John Harper, Luis Garcia, Rianna Gonzales, Jaline Valero, Summer Navarrette, Jennifer Aragon, Isaac Romero, Cruz Medrano, Sandra Castro, Luis Duran, Joane Duran, Kenny Guerrero, Simon Garcia
Ysleta High School
El Paso, Texas

Teen Choice:


“Spin”
Sean Woodfin
Lake Dallas High School
Corinth, Texas

Honorable Mention

“Friends Don’t Let Friends Text and Drive”
Sean Elsik, Mark Robertson, Micayla Bryan, Marcus Langseth
La Vernia High School
La Vernia, Texas

Other Winners: