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2012 RADON POSTER CONTEST WINNERS Winners were announced for the New Jersey Radon Poster Contest. Children ages 9-14 enrolled in a public, private, or home school, or through a sponsoring club (such as art, computer, science club, scouting organization or 4-H club) were eligible. The goal was to raise awareness about the harmful effects of elevated levels of indoor radon gas and to increase the number of homes tested for radon. Children were asked to submit posters with one of the following radon topics depicted in the artwork:
A total of 175 New Jersey youths participated, and first, second, and third place winners were selected. Recognition was also given to the school with the most entries. Due to the outstanding quality of the entries, eleven honorable mention winners were also selected. Rahul Ramanathan, a student at York Art Studio in Bridgewater won first place. Second place winner was Isaac Yi from Anna C. Scott Elementary School in Leonia, and third place winner was Diana Guadarrama from Buena Regional Middle School in Buena. The school with the most entries was also Buena Regional Middle School in Buena. New Jersey winners qualified for entry in the 2012 National Radon Poster Contest which was sponsored by Kansas State University in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The national winners will receive a plaque and a monetary gift and their posters will be reproduced for national distribution. The national winners as well as the first place winners from each state can be viewed at http://sosradon.org/2012-poster-contest-winners. The New Jersey winning posters were as follows:
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