Office on Youth Announces Take Down Tobacco Day Contest Winners By: Robyn Chapman, Grant Programs Manager, Orange County Office on Youth
The Orange County Office on Youth is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Take Down Tobacco Day Contest. This contest challenges Orange County middle and high school students to use their creative abilities to produce art to combat underage tobacco product use. Great talent was demonstrated by each entrant. This year, Adelaide McGinnis, an 11th grader at Orange County High School, is the winner for the high school division. Sophia Young, an eighth grader at Prospect Heights Middle School, is the winner for the middle school division. To help them pursue their creative ambitions and education, winners will receive an iPad Pro and a $250 scholarship to apply towards photography or video-editing software. The winners will also be invited to attend a School Board and Board of Supervisors’ meeting to be recognized for their achievement and to receive their awards. The Office on Youth is pleased to announce that they had a total of 14 entries for this year’s contest, with a host of talent displayed within those entries. The Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action was Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and the Office on Youth had representatives at both Locust Grove Middle School and Prospect Heights Middle School, as well as Orange County High School. Over 600 students commit to being nicotine free at these events . Both the contest and National Take Down Day of Action was made possible by Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) funding, courtesy of a three year grant received by the Orange County Office on Youth. For additional information about Office on Youth grant programming, please contact Robyn Chapman at (540) 672-5484, ext. 1, or rchapman@orangecountyva.gov.
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More than 600 students indicated they would maintain a healthier lifestyle by being nicotine free on Take Down Tobacco Day.
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