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Tar Wars Poster Contest Winners Announced!

Congratulations to BACODA staff member Kim Dailey and her fourth grade student Allison McNiel of McAllister Middle School for winning First Place in Texas for the 2010 Tar Wars Poster Contest!


McNiel also won First Place for Region 6. Second Place for Region 6 was awareded to fifth grader Maddison Ivy of McAllister Middle School, and Third Place went to fifth grader Humair Q. of Klentzmann Middle School.

State poster contest winners and their families are eligible to attend the annual Tar Wars National Conference, sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. This event, which is held each year in the summer, celebrates youth, creativity, and being tobacco-free and is jam-packed with fun, excitement, and learning opportunities for the entire family. (Source: www.tarwars.org)

The Tar Wars National Conference concludes with a festive awards ceremony, during which the national winners are announced. Placements include special recognition, honorable mention for fifth through tenth place, and first through fourth place. All state winners in attendance receive a prize packet that includes a certificate of appreciation, a ribbon, a color copy of their poster, and a special gift. The first place winner receives a grand prize trip to Disney World. (Source: www.tarwars.org)

For additional information on how to join Tar Wars next year, visit http://www.tarwars.org/ or call BACODA at 281-212-2900.

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Each year, BACODA's Youthworks staff participates in Tar Wars by conducting tobacco presentations and tobacco alternative activities recommended by the Tar Wars organization. The Tar Wars program is designed for all fourth and fifth graders throughout the country. After attending a tobacco presentation, students are then eligible to participate in a tobacco-free poster contest. All posters must be original works, creative and promote a positive message about remaining tobacco free. Winners are then selected from each school, district, county and region before heading to state or national competitions. Each state sends only one winner to the national competition in Washington D.C. at the end of the summer.

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