2024 Winners
Over 500 talented Minnesota middle and high school students entered their creative PSAs in the 2024 Escape the Vape Video Challenge, viewers from around the state voted for their favorite videos from each division. Congratulations to our 2024 winners and to everyone who participated in the contest!
high school Top 7 Videos
first place
CLOUDY FRIENDSHIP
Micheal Perkins, Xavia Stacy & Isabella Lynn - 11th grade - Redwood Valley High School
SECOND place
SPORTS WON’T WAIT
Haley Zeledon, Cedric Cusack & Rae Musicant - 9th & 10th grades - Northfield High School
THIRD place
LIFE WITHOUT FOG
Natalie Manley, Lydia Frome & Jayla Daniels - 12th grade - Eagan High School
FOURTH place
SAVE YOUR MIND AND LUNGS
Allie Cross & Alayna Boe - 11th grade - Big Lake High School
FIFTH place
KICK THE VAPE
Ryan Eckerle, Karen Miller & Greta Peterson - 11th grade - Eagan High School
sixth place
VAPES: CATCHING UP
Macy Redetzke, Owen Ford & Miguel San Jose - 12th grade - Eagan High School
Seventh place
HEALTH VS. HABITZ!
Enar Zaki - 9th grade - Austin High School
MIDDLE school Top 7 Videos
first place
BE SMART DON’T START
Samantha Lanners & Katrina Linstrom- 8th grade - Underwood Public School
SECOND place
ESCAPE THE VAPE
Savannah Venner, Kaylee Stokman, Emily Fitzpatrick, Leah Privet - 7th grade - Caledonia Middle/High School
THIRD place
THE POSSESSING TRUTHS ABOUT VAPING
James Jensen - 8th grade - Hasting Middle School
FOURTH place
YOUR MOTHER SAYS TO STOP VAPING
Ella Brumm - 7th grade - Central Middle School in White Bear Lake
FIFTH place
SAY GOODBYE TO VAPE
Landon Wadsley, Mason Manthe, John Ngaima & Connor Breeggemann- 8th grade - Belle Plaine Junior High
sixth place
VAPING FACTS POEM
Sophia Steiner - 7th grade – Central Middle School in White Bear Lake
Seventh place
DON’T START
Noah Schmaltz & Eli Shelhamer - 8th grade - Hastings Middle School
The school with the highest percentage of participating students: