Winners were announced last week at Mars Hill Coffeehouse for the 2013 Hollister Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest.
All 12 finalists’ artwork was to be on display at Mars Hill through the end of October.
It will be featured in a local calendar for San Benito County Mental Health in support of the Red Ribbon Week campaign.
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country, according to an announcement on the winners. It is generally held the last week in October.
The 24th annual poster contest was open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Winners included the following:
K-2:
Craig Rowen, Tres Pinos School, 1st
Rachel Garcia, Bitterwater-Tully, 2nd
Harley Houle, Tres Pinos School, 3rd
Grades 3-5:
Lexie Tamez, Spring Grove, 1st
Aislinn Barnes, Spring Grove, 2nd
Celeste Davila, Spring Grove, 3rd
Grades 6-8:
Skyler Rodriguez, Southside, 1st
Carissa Garcia, Southside, 2nd
Kasey Hoyte, Spring Grove, 3rd
Grades 9-12:
April Robertson, San Benito High, 1st and Grand Prize
Janette Sanchez, San Benito High, 2nd
Kris Johnson, San Benito High, 3rd