Jabea Ewane, Steven Santiago and Thomas Pettit of Watkins Mill High School walked away with first place and fan favorite honors for the video, Forever 16. They won $1,000 for coming in first and another $500 for being the fan favorite.
The State’s Attorney’s Office initiated the new student video contest for middle and high school students in Montgomery County this fall. The Speak Up, Save a Life challenge enabled students to create a public service announcement video about the dangers of opioid misuse and fentanyl.
It was part of the Save a Student Summit that was held at Gaithersburg High School Sunday.
Elessar Issenberg of Northwood High School earned second place and $750 for the video, I’ll Never Tell.
Jasper Chen, of Thomas W. Pyle Middle School, came in third for the video “Learn the Facts about Teen Drug Abuse.” He received $500.
The prize money was donated by The Magnolia Companies in honor of two young county residents who lost their battles to fentanyl – Michael Pisarra and Matthew Loudoun.
Here is the winning entry.
Here is the second-place entry.
Here is the third place entry.
Winners will be announced tomorrow in our #SpeakUpSaveaLife student video contest.
Thank you to all who participated! You’re helping to spread awareness about a critical topic.
Here’s a mashup of some of the finalists.
So many talented kids. @MCPS pic.twitter.com/HohJJ3UlEk— Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office (@MCSAONEWS) December 16, 2023
