DMPS Students Honored for Raising Awareness About Dating Violence
Two Des Moines high school students – Aaron Hosman of East and Adhel Jok of Roosevelt – won first place in a contest sponsored by the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) for a 30-second Public Service Announcement they produced to raise awareness about teen dating violence. Aaron and Adhel also attended classes at Central Campus.
Below is a press release from ICADV about the contest and announcing the winners. And scroll to the bottom of the page to see Aaron and Adhel’s winning PSA.
The Let Your Voice Be Heard Video contest is part of the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)’s recognition of Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month. This month has been designated to promote healthy relationships and prevent dating violence. Domestic violence advocates traveled to 25 Iowa High Schools to promote the contest and present to over 800 high schoolers about healthy and unhealthy relationships. Iowa teens were then challenged to create 30 second PSAs for their peers about preventing dating violence. The winning video PSAs are relevant to the lives of teens, have an element of creativity, and articulate a clear message. Please join us in congratulating:
- First Place: Aaron Hosman and Adhel Jok of Des Moines Central Academy (The winning video can be found at: http://youtu.be/4gFwbU2Vazs)
- Second Place: Clay Wetterling and Logan Hoelting of Melcher-Dallas (The second place video can be found at: http://youtu.be/2wp4BIFybZA)
- Third Place: Matthew Johnson, Lexi Crozier, and Austin Stackovich of Melcher-Dallas
ICADV believes that addressing teen dating violence is an important step in preventing domestic violence and creating safer communities. ICADV seeks to engage all people in a movement to change the social and political systems that perpetuate violence against women. The Verizon Foundation has graciously granted $10,000 towards contest implementation and promotion as well as fantastic prizes. Verizon has a passion for addressing the intersections of violence and technology.
