Seat Belt Challenge T-Shirt Design Contest Winners

PDF of winning design by senior Meaghan Morrison of York, ME

Left to right, Chris Meyer, Outreach officer, Dover PD; STA Art Teacher Paula Maskwa, Abbey Raiche, Meghan Williams, Meaghan Morrison, Howard Hedegard, NH Traffic Safety rep. from the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth.

Students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School submitted all three of the winning entries for the 2011 Seat Belt Challenge t-shirt design contest. Howard Hedegard from the Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth presented senior Meaghan Morrison of York, ME with this year's first place prize, junior Meghan Williams of Greenland, NH with the second place prize, and freshman Abbey Raiche of Dover, NH with the third place prize. The students received cash prizes for their winning entries which were chosen from over 150 entries received from high schools throughout the state.

Paula Maskwa, art teacher from St. Thomas Aquinas and Officer Chris Meyer of the Dover Police Department also participated in the awards ceremony.

The contest is this year’s graphic design effort of the Buckle Up New Hampshire Coalition. The Coalition is a group of highway safety advocates who are committed to improving seat belt usage rates statewide through educational efforts.

Meaghan Morrison, as first place winner, had her design printed on t-shirts given to students from over 40 high schools who participated in this year’s seat belt challenge. The challenge is an annual effort to remind high school students that it only takes a brief moment to buckle up and that seat belts save lives and reduce the risk of injury.

The three winning entries were displayed at the NH traffic safety conference and will be used throughout the coming year at various highway safety events designed to educate people on the importance of wearing their seat belts.

The Buckle Up New Hampshire Coalition and the Seat Belt Challenge are programs funded and promoted by the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency.

Located in Dover, NH, St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational, Catholic high school community where young people are called to be challenged academically, to stretch their hearts spiritually and to embark on a journey to make a difference. For more information, visit STA at www.stalux.org or call (603) 742-3206