See Jesse, Ashley & Meredith's posters   

See Lijah & Kailee's posters

Top row: Jessie Livengood, Ashley Stevenson, Meredith Voss
Middle row: Lijah Harrison, Kailee Calvin
Bottom: Contest winners pose with Northeast District Engineer Kirk Juranas

  Five local students won awards in a poster contest where they depicted the daily life of Missouri's road workers and the dangers they face. The contest was sponsored by the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation (ATSSF) and administered by the Missouri Department of Transportation.  ATSSF represents men and women nationwide who work in roadway construction zones -behind the cones and barrels.

    Children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade from all over the country were invited to participate. They were asked to think about the day of a highway worker, whose workplace might be smack in the middle of a superhighway, making their job one of the most dangerous jobs.

     In honor of the national and state winners from our area, MoDOT, Bross Construction and Bleigh Construction hosted a press conference and reception at the Mark Twain Dinette May 16.   In addition to the students and their families, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, media and school representatives were invited to attend.   Representatives from the ATSSF and MoDOT presented the cash awards and gifts at the reception.   Schools that had students winning national awards received a cash match of the award prize.

Jesse Livengood , 5 th grade, Eugene Field   - Jesse has moved from the area and is no longer a student at Eugene Field

1st place - National winner (receives $300 and school receives award match of $300)

1st place - State of Missouri (receives $100)

Ashley Stevenson , 5 th Grade, Oakwood Elementary

2nd place - State of Missouri (receives $50)

Meredith Voss , 6 th grade, Holy Family School

3rd place - National winner (receives $50 and school receives award match of $50)

3rd place - State of Missouri (receives $25)

Kailee Calvin , 1 st grade, New London Elementary

1 st place - National winner (receives $300 and school receives award match of $300)

2 nd place - State of Missouri (receives $50)

Lijah Harrison , 3 rd grade, Oakwood Elementary