The winners of the fourth annual Preventing Distracted Driving Video Contest will be announced April 7 at a red carpet event beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Newton-Conover Middle School Auditorium, 873 Northern Drive, NW, Conover.
The annual contest is sponsored by the Preventing Distracted Driving Committee and the Catawba County Youth Council. High school students from throughout the county were invited to create 60-second videos addressing the dangers of distracted driving. Individuals or teams of no more than five students could submit videos. This year, approximately 200 students participated, creating 14 videos. The videos were judged by the Preventing Distracted Driving Committee.
All videos will be shown during the awards ceremony. The video judged best by the committee will receive the First Place Video Award. The team winning this prize will receive a limo ride and lunch at the Olive Garden, plus $500 for their school.
