2025 Calendar Winners

Congratulations to all the participants in our annual  Summit County Prosecutor's Office Safety Kids Calendar Contest. This year's grand prize winner is Makayla Craig and her poster telling kids to not "fall into peer pressure". Makayla's poster will be on the front cover of our 2025 Safety Kids Calendar.
The winners were announced during a ceremony Wednesday, November 13 at the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
The contest involves our 12 Ways to Stay Safe - with Summit County Middle School students creating posters depicting those safety rules.
This year students from 13 schools submitted over 1,000 posters.
The following first-place winners will also be included in the calendar.

"Don't Do Drugs" - Aubrie Giner
"Don't Use Alcohol" - Violet Sanderson
"Don't Talk to Anyone You Don't Know" - Alyssa Finasa
"Don't Smoke or Vape" - Cameron Royer
"Don't Tell Anyone You're Home Alone" - Evangelina Neri
"Never Play With Guns" - Chase Trejbal
"Say No To Gangs" - Isbowl Chamlagai
"Trust Yourself- Don't Give In To Peer Pressure" - Dannee Ritchey
"Think Twice Before You Post Online" - Jasleen Garha
"Say No to Unwanted Touch" - Kayleigh Edman
"Stop Bullies in Their Tracks" - Violet Vacha
"Violence At Home is Never OK" - Martina Crnogorac
For a complete list of the winners - head to https://bit.ly/3Z73UMa

Each year, the Summit Prosecuting Office holds a contest for all of the counties 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Participating students pick from categories that center around making good decisions and avoiding poor decisions. Those categories include

1. Trust yourself! Don't give in to Peer Pressure
2. Don't Do Drugs
3. Don't Use Alcohol
4. Never Play with Guns
5. Don't Vape
6. Never Give Out Personal Information Online
7. Don't Talk to or go With Anyone You Don't Know
8. Say NO to Unwanted Touch!
9. Never Tell Anyone You are Home Alone
10. Say NO to Gangs
11. Stop Bullies in Their Tracks! Always Tell an Adult
12. Violence at Home is Never Okay! Your Home Should be a Safe Place.

The Prosecutor's office has sponsored this calendar contest continuously since the year 2000.

The goal of the contest is to educate our children about the 12 “Rules for Staying Safe.”

If you have questions or need more information, contact Ben Sliwa at 330-643-7190