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St. Joe's Metuchen Student Wins Second Place In Anti-Reckless Driving Contest
The contest is open to teens in all public and non-public high schools in the county.
METUCHEN, NJ – A student from St. Joseph High School in Metuchen won second place in Middlesex County’s “Don’t Drive Dangerously” Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest.
Stephen Horan won second place in the audio category.
Each year, high schools across the County are encouraged to submit either a 60-second student-produced video or a 30-second audio PSA. The contest is designed to educate teens and their peers about the life-altering consequences of dangerous driving and to encourage positive peer influence behind the wheel.
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The contest is open to teens in all public and non-public high schools in the county. There are two categories – audio and video.
Woodbridge Academy Magney School took first place in the Audio category, with St. Joe’s coming in second and South Plainfield High School in third place.
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In the Video category, first place was awarded to South Plainfield High School, with North Brunswick High School in second place and Monroe Township High School in third place.
The winners were recognized at an awards ceremony held on Monday, at the Middlesex County Fire Academy.
“On behalf of the entire Board of County Commissioners, I’d like to offer my gratitude to all of the participants and congratulate the winners of this year’s PSA contest,” Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios said.
“This program empowers the next generation of drivers to take the lead in promoting safe driving habits. Through creativity and powerful storytelling, our youth are helping to save lives and create a culture of responsibility on our roads.”
The PSA contest complements Middlesex County’s ongoing public safety efforts, including Vision Zero, a county-wide strategy to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries.
To address the leading cause of traffic fatalities in the region—distracted driving—the County has launched the public service announcement campaign “60 to Zero.”
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