Two DCPS' Students Win National
Poison Prevention
Week Poster Contest
Jacksonville, Fla. - The National Poison Prevention Week Council recently announced that two Duval County Public Schools’ students are the winners of the 2009 poster contest’s nine to 13 year-old category.
Shannon Donnelly, second-place winner, and Elizabeth Utset, third-place winner, are both ninth-grade students at
Stanton College Preparatory School. Both students received formal letters from the national council, Target gift cards and award certificates.
Shannon’s poster, titled “Children Act Fast, So Do Poisons,” and Elizabeth’s poster, titled, “Watch Out for Poisons!,” can both be viewed at
www.fpicjax.org by clicking on the News link for NPPW 2009.
“Children can be a powerful force for education within their family,” said Kristin Lolmaugh, Chair of the Council. “We are delighted to work with the Poison Control Centers to encourage children to participate in educating their community about this important issue.”
The National Poison Prevention Week Council, in conjunction with the American Association of Poison Control Center, sponsors the poster contest each year as part of a year-round effort to educate communities about ways to prevent accidental poisonings at home. Shannon’s and Elizabeth’s posters were selected from entries that were submitted to the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center – Jacksonville.
The annual National Poison Prevention Week is the third week in March and is designed to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. For additional information on the poster contest and steps the public can take to help prevent accidental poisonings, visit the council’s Web site at www.poisonprevention.org.
Duval County Public Schools operates 166 schools and serves approximately 123,000 students. The school district is committed to providing high quality educational opportunities that will inspire all students to acquire and use the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a global economy, and culturally diverse world.
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