Crime & Safety
Red Ribbon Poster Contest Winners are Whisked Away by SWAT
Winners picked up at school by SVPD SWAT and treated to lunch at Bruno's BBQ.
Red Ribbon Week ended on a very exciting note for several Scotts Valley elementary and middle school students on Friday. The six students, winners of a poster contest sponsored by the , were picked up from school in the department’s SWAT vehicle and treated to lunch at .
The students all entered their anti-drug posters during the week to bring focus to the , which kicked off on Monday. Red Ribbon week is a national campaign, sponsored locally by the SVPD, to bring awareness to the importance of living a drug-free lifestyle.
The poster contest was opened to Scotts Valley students in grades K-8. The grand prize winner received a $500 gift certificate to . The remaining finalists each received unlimited ride passes to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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Here are this year’s Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest winners:
Grand Prize Winner: Landon Fernald, , entered in the K-3 category.
Finalists:
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K-3 Category: Shaashvat Shetty, ; Dominic Osorio, .
4-5 Category: Lian Bragg, Brook Knoll Elementary School; Ramon Nunez, Vine Hill Elementary School.
6-8 Category: Jessie Hohmann, Scotts Valley Middle School.
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