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Winners of the 2012 PSA Contest!

Essay

1st place: Caroline Jagnow
   Read Caroline Jagnow's essay here.
   Teacher: Greg Clevenger
   School: Rochester Adams High School

2nd place: Omkar Shende
   Teacher: Val Lorelli
   School: Troy High School

2nd place: Kristen Finney
   Teacher: Greg Clevenger
   School: Rochester Adams High School

Radio


1st place: Bryan Brown
   Listen to Bryan Brown's PSA here.
2nd place: Kenneth Selander
   Listen to Kenneth Selander's PSA here.
3rd place: Paul & Mark Stewart
   Listen to Paul & Mark Stewart's PSA here.
   Teacher for all three students: Pete Bowers
   School: Andover High School

TV


1st place: Caroline Kletzien, Sarah McBeth, Casey Flynn & Haley Argeros
   Watch Caroline, Sarah, Casey & Haley's PSA here.
2nd place: Emily Burns, Austin Congos, Cameron Barnes & Addison Bordine
   Teacher for both: Greg Clevenger
   School: Rochester Adams High School
   Watch Emily, Austin, Cameron & Addison's PSA here.
3rd place: Kento Mori
   Teacher: Adam Burns
   School: Troy Athens High School
   Watch Kento Mori's PSA here.

Congratulations to the winners!

Thank you to all who participated in the contest & to the generous sponsors, community partners & judges.

Community Partners:
Fidelity Investments
General Motors
Michigan First Credit Union
Huntington Cleaners
Kroger

Media Partners:
WXYZ-TV
WWJ Radio
WWJ-TV
CMNtv
WKBD-TV
WDET Radio
Eccentric Newspapers
C&G Newspapers

Judges:
L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive
Harvey Gersin, Greater West Bloomfield Cable Advisory Board
Greg Bowman, WWJ Radio
Joe Johnson, CMNtv Program Director
Brian Dickerson, Columnist, Detroit Free Press
Robyn Gorell, APR, Public Relations Consultant