Winners announced April 30th, 2024 @ 9:00am
Public Voting April 30th, 2024 - May 5th, 2024 @ 9am

2023 winners

Over 650 talented Minnesota middle and high school students entered their creative PSAs in the 2023 Escape the Vape Video Challenge, viewers from around the state voted for their favorite videos from each division. Congratulations to our 2023 winners and to everyone who participated in the contest!

high school winners

first place

IT’S TIME TO RAP UP VAPING

Cameron Bluhm, William Ryan, & Ryan Gostonczik - 11th & 12th grades - Plainview Elgin Millville High School

SECOND place

IT’S NOT WORTH IT

Blake Stephens - 11th grade - Redwood Valley High School

THIRD place

BREAKING NEWS: THE DANGERS OF YOUTH VAPING

Tavhidakhon Bakhtiyorzoda - 12th grade - Minnetonka High School

FOURTH place

BUILD YOUR BRAIN

Jack Linder - 11th grade - Northfield High School

FIFTH place

THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO COPE

Genevieve Schroepfer - 11th grade - Stillwater Area High School

MIDDLE school winners

first place

INHALING THE STRESS

Camryn Anderson & Ellen Germundson - 8th grade - Forestview Middle School

SECOND place

THE PROCESS OF MAKING A VAPE

Abbie Buchanan - 8th grade - Hastings Middle School

THIRD place

VAPING IS THE VILLAIN

Ryan Larson, Anabelle Holcomb-Smith, & Henry Olsen - 8th grade – Forestview Middle School

FOURTH place

THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE

Bella Heiman - 8th grade - Hastings Middle School

FIFTH place

SHOULD I VAPE?

Cooper Swentik, Augustin Whitehill Conover, & Reed Anderson - 8th grade - Hastings Middle School

The school with the highest percentage of participating students:

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WHITE BEAR LAKE