students take winning art designs to state capitol to tout
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Date: April 27, 2015 CONTACT: Jill Harrison (405) 601-‐2757 [email protected]
Students Take Winning Art Designs to State Capitol to Tout Importance of Well Site Safety
Students selected out of more than 3,000 applicants participate in Well Site Safety Day
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 27, 2015 – As part of the annual “Well Site Safety Day,” the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) has selected 21 students in grades K-‐6 from across the state to showcase their original artwork illustrating the dangers of playing around well sites at the Capitol on April 28. The students were chosen from a total of 3,104 applicants in the OERB’s Well Site Safety Coloring Contest (K-‐2nd grade) and Well Site Safety Poster Contest (3rd – 6th grade). The coloring and poster contests highlight the messages of the OERB’s “Well Sites are Duh-‐Duh Dangerous” campaign, which educates young students about the dangers of playing on or around well sites. There were 1,937 coloring contest entries and 1,167 poster entries. “An important part of our student education program is teaching kids about well site safety,” said Mindy Stitt, executive director of the OERB. “Well Site Safety Day and the art contest are a fun way to spread awareness about the dangers associated with well sites in an effort to keep youth, from Kindergarten to high school, safe.” Well Site Safety Day will be held at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, beginning with a meet and greet with State Legislators at 10 a.m. An awards ceremony will take place in the Blue Room at 11 a.m. OERB Executive Director Mindy Stitt will give opening remarks. At the ceremony, winners will show their winning work and receive an award. Following the ceremony, all attendees are invited to Legacy Hall in the OERB Building at 500 NE 4th St., Suite 300, for lunch and games. Media are invited and encouraged to attend the events.
OERB Well Site Safety Day Who: State Legislators, student winners, their teachers and families Where: Blue Room & Rotunda, Oklahoma State Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln, Oklahoma City When: Meet and greet at 10:00 a.m. in Rotunda, ceremony at 11 a.m. in Blue Room
Why: To recognize contest winners, and to educate students and the public about the dangers of playing around well sites
Below is the full list of winners. Coloring Contest-‐ Kindergarten Irelyn Voight: 1st place, Fairland Elementary in Fairland Alexis Pletcher: 2nd place, Pioneer Elementary in Elk City Michael Lane: 3rd place, East Side Elementary in Chandler Coloring Contest-‐ 1st grade Lilibeth Hernandez: 1st place, Mark Twain Elementary in Oklahoma City Braden Hibler: 2nd place, Grove Elementary in Shawnee Jaycee Cross: 3rd place, East Side Elementary in Chandler Coloring Contest-‐ 2nd grade Gage Phillips: 1st place, Konawa Elementary in Konawa Ayla Melton: 2nd place, Dale Elementary in McLoud Kate Free: 3rd place, Woodlands Elementary in Ponca City Poster Contest Janessa Chastain, 1st place, 5th grade, Stilwell, Maryetta Elementary School Sydney Anderson-‐Cullum-‐ 2nd place, 6th grade, Oklahoma City, Fairview Elementary Benjamin Kellogg-‐ 3rd place, 3rd grade, Morrison, Morrison Elementary Poster Contest Runners Up Grace Smith, 5th grade, Purcell, Purcell Intermediate Saydee Schaefer, 5th grade, Purcell, Purcell Intermediate Cassidy McGuire, 6th grade, Sapulpa, Lone Star Bryanna Perez, 5th grade, Oklahoma City, Ralph Downs Elementary Garrett Webster, 6th grade, Kiefer Middle School Molly Golovach, 6th grade, Altus, Altus Christian Academy Nolan Hall, 4th grade, Stratford, Stratford Elementary Taylor Dowell, 6th grade, Canton, Canton Elementary Braxton Thompson, 5th grade, Oakwood, Canton Elementary