This year, FUHSD participated in the second year of a three year grant for Tier II of Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) in partnership with the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE).
In honor of Take Down Tobacco month, the student-led Peer Advocate Advisory Council (PAAC), part of the SCCOE TUPE program, hosted the second annual FUHSD Take Down Tobacco Competition.
The competition included all high school students in the district, with the goal of creating a project that promotes tobacco prevention education among youth. The competition laid out four unique submission criteria: writing, artwork, video and mobile app development. The submissions were to be educational, engaging, and geared towards youth audiences. The team at PAAC judged the projects based on their creativity, effectiveness, and relevance to the theme of tobacco prevention education. The award winners were honored by PAAC, TUPE and the Board of Trustees at the May 20 Board Meeting.
The winning submissions are:
Art Category
- 1st Place - Anvie Naik, "Lost in Smoke"
- Runner Up - Yeseul Seo, "Hansel and Gretel: The Castle"
Video Category
- 1st Place - Anji Lloyd-Shattock, "Chemical Comfort"
- Runner Up - Chander Lolayekar, "Save Your Future in 3 Minutes: The Truth about Smoking"
Writing Category
- 1st Place - Aditi Gokul, "The Silent Destroyer and Clear Skies Ahead"
- Runner Up - Aishani Kundu, "When Souls Suffocate"
App Development Category
- 1st Place - Sahib Singh, Aditya Krishna and Anish Vuppala, "Youth Against Tobacco Initiative"
- Runner Up - Siri Kadalbal, "BreatheBetter"
