Parkway Manor Student Wins 'Drug-Free' Calendar Contest

fifth grader Elyse Hortner is a winner in this year’s Attorney General’s Office annual "Drug-Free" Calendar Contest. 

Hortner's entry is displayed on the calendar's March page. "Don't get caught up in a whirlwind of drugs" is the message, and it features the funnel of a tornado, swirling, with wine glasses, a cigarette and bottles caught in the storm. 

In all, 12 winners, chosen for their creativity and ability to illustrate a drug-free message, represent each month of the 2012 calendar year. The Grand Prize winner’s artwork is displayed on the calendar's cover. 

Each year, fifth-grade students from across Pennsylvania are encouraged to create an original work of art illustrating a drug-free message of their choice. 

Hortner and the other winners each received a $200 U.S. Savings Bond. Other winners are from the counties of York, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Washington, Dauphin, Cambria, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Mifflin and Chester.

 "Every student who entered a drawing in the 2012 calendar contest should be proud of themselves, and each one is a winner for saying no to drugs, alcohol and tobacco," Attorney General Linda Kelly said in a prepared release.