‘The Cost of Smoking’ this year’s theme for anti-tobacco design contest

Submitted by McHenry County Department of Health

McHenry County Department of Health has announced its annual Anti-Tobacco Media Design Contest for high school and college students in McHenry County.

Since 2004, the contest has sought to highlight local talent while educating the community of the ill health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke. Students can work as individuals or as partners. The theme this year is “The Cost of Smoking.”

Contest rules and entry forms are available on the MCDH website, mcdh.info. Entry deadline is Friday, Nov. 30.

Entries are judged on originality, peer appeal, and simple, colorful design. Making the final selection are teens from Anti-Tobacco Advocacy groups and MCDH’s Health Promotion staff. Winning entries will have the student’s name, design and school name displayed on billboards and community posters throughout McHenry County.

Past winners have included students from the following schools — Woodstock High School, Johnsburg High School, Marengo Community High School, Crystal Lake Central High School, Woodstock North High School, Cary-Grove High School, McHenry County College and Crystal Lake South High School.

This project was made possible by funds received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. For more information about the contest, call MCDH at (815) 334-4525.