2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week
The Florida Division of Emergency Management is pleased to announce the winners of the
2012 Florida Severe Weather Awareness Poster and Public Service Announcement Contest:

L to R, Tony Nelson, Kaitlin Upton, Kadon Smith, Professor Tinkermeister, Eric Martin,
and Justin Burt
2012 Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week Poster Contest Winners
1st Place:

Kadon Smith
5th Grade, Canopy Oaks Elementary School
Tallahassee, Florida
2nd Place:

Emmanuel Valdez
5th Grade, Westside Elementary School
Clewiston, Florida
3rd Place:

Olivia Choutupalli
5th Grade, Florida State University School
Tallahassee, Florida
Winning posters will hang in the State Emergency Operations Center throughout the year. All winners received NOAA All-Hazard Weather Radios, and the first place winner received one day, one park tickets to a Walt Disney World theme park and a trip to the Severe Weather Awareness Week kickoff party in Downtown Disney.
2012 Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week Public Service Announcement Contest Winners
1st Place Winner
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Coming Soon |
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Justin Burt “Rip Current Recon” 11th Grade, Lawton Chiles High School Tallahassee, Florida |
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Runner Up Winner(s)
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Kaitlin Upton, Eric Martin and Tony Nelson |
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Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for radio
(Radio Spots to Come)
Winning videos will air statewide as part of the Division’s 2012 Public Awareness Campaign. Winners also received one-day, one-park tickets to a Walt Disney World theme park and a trip to the Severe Weather Awareness Week kickoff party in Downtown Disney. Winning PSAs will be professionally reproduced and aired statewide as part of the Division’s 2012 Public Service Awareness Campaign.
We congratulate all of this year’s winners and encourage all of Florida’s students to participate in next year’s Severe Weather Awareness Week Contests.
Updated:
February 2, 2012 16:28








