Kids ADA 2010

And the winners of the Kids ADA 2010 art contest are, drum roll please . . . .

Contest winners for Kids ADA - Elementary Schools (Huntington)

First place: Johnnie Wilson, Central City Elementary in Cabell County
Second place: Elena Ferguson, Central City Elementary in Cabell County
Third place: Brayden McConnell, Altizer Elementary in Cabell County

First place winners received a $50 gift certificate from Office Depot for their homeroom teacher to buy school supplies for their class room. The student's winning picture will appear on the front cover of the new "Kids ADA" coloring book for the 2011 school year.

Winners pictures were shown on WOWK Channel 13 during the weather broadcast.

Winning artwork was featured in the Herald Dispatch on December 2, 2010 and on the Herald Dispatch Web site.

View Kids ADA 2010 Elementary School winners ....

Contest winners for Kids ADA - Middle Schools (Huntington)

First place: Morgan Thomas, Beverly Hills Middle, Cabell County
Second Place: Kerrigan Phelps, Ceredo Kenova Middle, Wayne County
Third Place: Baylie Kearns: Ceredo Kenova Middle, Wayne County
Honorable Mentions:
- Will Jeffers, Beverly Hills Middle, Cabell County
- Austin Lewis, Ceredo Kenova Middle, Wayne County
- Rachel Defrancisco, Barboursville Middle, Cabell County

View Kids ADA 2010 Middle School winners ....

First place winners received a $50 gift certificate from Office Depot for their art teacher to buy supplies for the art room at their school. The winning drawing will be featured in the new disability awareness brochure for middle schools for the 2011 school year.

Winning artwork was featured in the Herald Dispatch on December 2, 2010 and on the Herald Dispatch Web site.

All students received a certificate for participating in the contest and a ribbon for their accomplishments.

Schools in the Kids ADA contest

Barboursville Elementary, Cabell County
Salt Rock Elementary, Cabell County
Buffalo Elementary, Wayne County
Altizer Elementary, Cabell County
Wayne Elementary, Wayne County
Central City Elementary, Cabell County
Prichard Elementary, Wayne County
Barboursville Middle School, Cabell County
Wayne Middle School, Wayne County
Ceredo Kenova Middle, Wayne County
Beverly Hills Middle, Cabell County
Huntington High School, Cabell County

Disability Awareness Program

There were a total of twenty-four schools participating in the "Kids ADA" disability awareness program in 2010.

There were a total of 2,025 students who attended the Kids ADA presentations this year with 870 elementary school students and 1,135 middle school students and 20 high school students who attended the presentations. There were 75 teachers and principals who attended our presentations.

Mountain State Centers for Independent Living provided Kids ADA presentations in Wayne, Cabell, Mason and Putnam Counties this year.

The Kids ADA program teaches students about the American's with Disabilities Act, disability awareness, accessibility awareness, and that all people should be treated equally.

Raleigh County - Art Contest

View Kids ADA 2010 Raleigh County School winners ....

For more information

Visit Kids ADA to learn more about the program.

For more information or to schedule a Kids ADA presentation please contact:

Becky Cook in Beckley at 304-255-0122 or by email: rcook@mtstcil.org
Kelly Simpson in Huntington at 304-525-3324 or by email: ksimpson@mtstcil.org