Artwork created by local students
Reporters and photographers are invited to attend the unveiling of a new bus shelter display featuring two winning posters of the Criminal Justice Commission’s “Prevent Youth Violence” design contest. The winners of the contest are South Tech Academy students Carl Ceance and Danielle Post. Their posters will be featured on up to 20 bus shelter locations across the county. The event will be held on Thursday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. at bus shelter #617, which is located across the street from the West Palm Beach Police Department at 629 Banyan Street, just east of Sapodilla Avenue.
The contest is part of the CJC’s Saving The Youths’ Lives Everywhere (or S.T.Y.L.E.) Super Group, which meets twice a month at the Lake Worth Youth Empowerment Center. The group attracts about 60 students from 15 area middle and high schools. S.T.Y.L.E. focuses on building leadership skills, youth empowerment and reducing youth violence.
For the design contest, students were asked to create a poster with an anti-violence message. Group members picked four winning posters from the 36 entries. Two of the winning posters will be displayed at the bus stops while all four will be displayed on Palm Tran buses within the next two weeks.
The media event will be attended by Ceance and Post, along with Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Mike Rodriguez, South Tech President Jim Kidd, principal Diane Tidwell and other officials.
The bus shelter display space is being donated by Next Media General Manager Bruce Washburn, who will also be at the event.
| Who: |
Winners of the CJC’s “Prevent Youth Violence” poster contest |
| What: |
Unveiling of a bus shelter display featuring two winning posters of the
“Prevent Youth Violence” design contest |
| Where: |
Bus shelter #617 located across the street from the West Palm Beach Police Department at 629 Banyan Street, just east of Sapodilla Avenue. Parking is available on the street. |
| When: |
Thursday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. |
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