Eighth graders sweep state radon poster contest
Dingman. Three students in Mrs. Gregorski's eighth-grade class at Dingman-Delaware Middle School won the top three slots in the statewide contest.
| 04 Dec 2019 | 04:34
From left: Mrs. Jessica Gregorski; Anya Norwood, third-place winner; Brandon Maros-Moran, first-place winner; and Youngeun Eunice Choi, second-place winner. (
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Brandon Maros-Moran won first place for this poster, which will be entered into the National Radon Poster Contest.
Youngeun Eunice Choi won second place for this poster.
Anya Norwood won third place for this poster.
Mrs. Gregorski's eighth-grade class at Dingman-Delaware Middle School participated in the the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Radon Poster Contest. Three of the students swept the competition.
The winners are:
First place: Brandon Maros-Moran won a $100 Amazon gift card
Second place: Youngeun Eunice Choi won a $75 Amazon gift card
Third place: Anya Norwoodwon a $50 Amazon gift card
All the students who participated in the contest won radon test kits.
Brandon’s first-place poster will be entered into the National Radon Poster Contest, which is sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD).
The CRCPD will announce the first, second, and third place winners of the National Radon Poster Contest in January 2020, and there will be a monetary prize awarded to each of the winners.
About radon:
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.
You can’t see or smell radon.
Testing is the only way to know your level of exposure.
Radon can have a big impact on indoor air quality.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency