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2012 Winners

The Sobriety Rocks Scholarship Contest, sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation, encourages Kansans to avoid drinking alcohol until reaching the legal age of 21. Kansas youth submitted their creative work in four categories: music, art, writing and commercial. The 2012 winners are featured here.

Click here to read more about our four talented winners.

Best Music - $1,000 Scholarship

Emily Kozacek
Overland Park, KS

Click to listen to "Worth More"
Click to read the lyrics

 
Best Writing – $1,000 Scholarship

Gabriella Fordiani
Overland Park, KS
Click to read Perception and Memory

 
Best Art – $1,000 Scholarship

Sara E. Haug
Leawood, KS
Click to see Is This Your Last Shot?
 
Best Commercial – $1,000 Scholarship

Jamie Cernich
Overland Park, KS
Click to watch You're Not the Exception

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Honorable Mention - Music

Bryton Stoll
Marysville, KS

Click to listen to "Guardian Angel"

 
Camille Sudekum
Roeland Park, KS

Click to listen to "Sons and Daughters"

Honorable Mention - Art

Stella Sudekum
Overland Park, KS

Click here to see "Hangout not Hangover"

 
Tess Constant
Stilwell, KS

Click here to see "Untitled"

Honorable Mention - Writing

Paul Kirkwood
Garfield, KS

Click to read "Headlights"

 
Mitzy Alvidrez
Kansas City, KS

Click to read "Stay Alive Tip"

Honorable Mention - Commercial

Alexandra Cunningham / Jacob Langlois / Lori McGarvey
Chapman, KS

Click to watch "Rewind"

 
Gabriela Chanez
Johnson, KS

Click to watch "Moving Forward"