Rye Y Distracted Driving Poster Contest Winners
In its 14th year, the Rye YMCA recently announced the winners of the Heads Up! A Distracted Driving and Walking Poster Contest. The contest is part of the Rye Y’s Safe Routes to School initiative, engages Rye High School students in creating posters that illustrate the dangers of distracted walking and driving and the importance of cycling safety.
Forty-eight students from Nichole Chiffriller and Tony Campbell’s three Digital Media classes participated. After all of the posters were completed, the students narrowed the field to 15 semi-finalists. The contest winners are:
- First Place: Ben Fineberg
- Second Place: Eva Lopez
- Third Place: Hunter Gillies
Winners were chosen by a panel of community judges including: Dr. Eric Byrne – Superintendent, Rye City School District; Josh Cohn – Mayor, City of Rye; Brian Dempsey – Chair, City of Rye Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Committee; Andrew Harra – Principal, Rye High School; Adam Levi – Executive Director, The Rye Arts Center; Christian Miller – Rye City Planner; Sabrina Murphy – CEO, Rye YMCA and Chris Shoemaker – Director, Rye Free Reading Room. For the sixth year, the poster contest was sponsored by Joe Lamberti of the Rye Brook Service Center.
