2012 Radon Poster Contest winners announced

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 15 2011 6:08 p.m. MST

SALT LAKE CITY — Three students from Olympus Junior High School have won the 2012 Radon Poster Contest sponsored by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Radiation Control.

The first-place winner was Anna Pinnock with her “Radon: Odorless, Tasteless, Invisible, Deadly Killer” poster.

Maren Maxfield came in second with her “You Wouldn’t Let Your Child Smoke” poster. And third place went to Spencer Bickel for his poster “Radon Kills People.”

Ninety students, ages 9 to 14, from schools throughout the state participated in the contest which required them to educate people about radon through their artwork.

The winners and the first-place winner’s school will receive cash prizes. The winning posters will be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest.

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