Kansas kids are winners!

Participation in the Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day Poster Contest gives Kansas children greater awareness of traffic safety. Nearly 800 kids entered the contest last year. The hope is that their greater awareness will help keep them safe on roadways. See the list of winners below - maybe a child you know will win this year!

In addition to reinforcing safety messages, the contest gives young participants a chance to win prizes. The regional contest winners receive bicycles and helmets, and statewide winners receive family hotel stays at Great Wolf Lodge and also fuel cards from KwikTrip Corporation.

The Kansas DOT, the Kansas Highway Patrol and numerous other safety-related transportation organizations sponsor this contest. All Kansas kids ages 5-13
are eligible to participate.

The e-mail attachment explains the contest rules, or the attachment is available on KDOT's website, www.ksdot.org . Entries must be postmarked by September 3 . If you have any questions, please contact Kim Stich at KDOT's Transportation Information office at 785-296-3585 . Thanks for your help.

2009 Poster Contest Winners

Northeast Kansas - Jared Rokey, Sabetha; Chad Goodman, Sabetha; Hannah Rokey, Sabetha .

North Central Kansas - Lillia Diggs, McPherson; Rebekah Thompson, Gypsum; Taylor Vogan, Salina.

Northwest Kansas - Shayanna Smith, Goodland, Elizabeth Fulcher, Goodland, Alex Goodwin, Goodland.

Southeast Kansas - Clayton Saporito, Columbus; Makaylah McCall, Humboldt; Katy Short, Pittsburg .

South Central Kansas - Spencer MacLaughlin, Arkansas City; Karli Packard, Kingman; Ally Harrelsoncrowell, Wellington .

Southwest Kansas - Clara Bartlett, Cimarron; Zoe McCallum, Garden City; Caroline Hall, Garden City.

2008 Poster Contest Winners

Northeast Kansas - Allen Su, Manhattan ; Trevor Neis, Eudora; Joseph Bennett, Manhattan.

North central Kansas - Catlin Blomenkamp, Junction City; Jade Souhup, Lindsborg; Hannah Ediger, Inman.

Northwest Kansas - Johanna Renyer, Quinter; Katelyn Lee, Quinter; Tanner Samuelson, Quinter .

Southeast Kansas - Shawn Robinson, Columbus; Logan Proffitt, Columbus; Rebecca Jean Cunningham, Iola.

Southcentral Kansas - Kassie Zimmer, LaCrosse; Hazel May, Derby; Marissa Thelen, Wichita .

Southwest Kansas - Stephanie Barrientos, Dodge City ; Alexis Estrada, Dodge City ; Monica Reza, Morton.

2007 Poster Contest Winners

Northeast Kansas - Matthew Joseph Feldkamp, Seneca; Jacy Johnston, Westmoreland; Heidi Prockish, Westmoreland.

North central Kansas - Shea Walk, McPherson; Ashlyn Weinhold, Wilson; Katherine Geist, McPherson.

Northwest Kansas - Kayla Lynn Garvert, Plainville; Kaitlyn Nolde, Dorrance; Katlynn Krug, Russell.

Southeast Kansas - Jessie VanDyne, Independence; Sarah Grace Brown, Spring Hill ; Christine Loganbill, Cherryvale .

South central Kansas - Kylie O'Neal, Derby; Taylor R. Burris, Bushton.

Southwest Kansas - Katie Roberts, Scott City; Rodolfo Cabral, Garden City; Noelle C. Doty, Garden City.

2006 Poster Contest Winners

Northeast Kansas - Tanner Walker, Manhattan; Hannah McFarland Gardner, Topeka; and Bret Lynn Watson, Lawrence

North central Kansas - Janessa Ade, Concordia; Justine Dlabal, Wilson; and Krista Bacon, Abilene

Northwest Kansas - Darah Kay Portenier, Kirwin; Morgan Kathleen Beougher, Stockton; and Akaylah Trundle, Colby

Southeast Kansas - Riley Ray Laymon, Iola; Lacey Greve, Mound Valley; and Matthew Cunningham, Iola

South central Kansas - Allison Topham, Wichita; Sydney Steele, Wichita; and Jean Rust, Bel Aire

Southwest Kansas - Monica Medrano, Dodge City; Taylor Coen, Elkhart; and Amarita Sue Hansen, Elkhart

2005 Poster Contest Winners

Northeast Kansas - Jordan Longabaugh, Sabetha; Elliot Bicker, Hiawatha; Larissa Jean Schilling, Hiawatha

North central Kansas - Taylor Vogan, Salina; Kellsi Bacon, Abilene; Aaron Johnson, Cottonwood Falls

Northwest Kansas - Darah Portenier, Kirwin; Danica Casey, Natoma; Ethan Jirak, Oakley

Southeast Kansas - Nathan Cunningham, Iola; Joanna Namukale Simwinga, Independence; Kaitlyn Louise Rash, Altamont

South central Kansas - Abby Cummings, Wichita; Jordan Schaller, Nashville; Adam Curtis Just, El Dorado

Southwest Kansas - Ana Daniela Ortiz Cabrera, Dodge City; Lupita Lozano, Garden City; Nick Sower; Deerfield