Submitted photo: (L-R) Karissa Prindle (Grade 11, Norwich), Alexis Brown (Grade 8, Bainbridge-Guilford), and Abby Denz (Grade 4, Oxford) display their winning posters.

CHENANGO COUNTY – The Chenango County Board of Supervisors applauded students who participated in the 2017 Traffic & Safety Board Poster Contest at its meeting on Monday, June 12 where the contest's winners were announced and awarded.

'Distracted Driving' was the theme for participating students whose task was to create a poster that promotes awareness to the dangers of complacent driving.

Fourth grader Abby Denz of Oxford Academy and Central School, eighth grader Alexis Brown of Bainbridge-Guilford Central School, and eleventh grader Karissa Prindle of Norwich High School were each selected as the contest's winners and subsequently were awarded a certificate and $100 for their creativity in crafting their original posters aimed at promoting traffic safety.