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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2013
Three Students Win College Scholarships
for Their ACT High School Poster Contest Entries
IOWA CITY, Iowa-ACT has announced the winners of its annual high school poster
contest for 2013. The winning students, whose posters were selected from nearly
700 entries submitted from 48 different states, are:
Emily Ballentine, a senior at Springfield Clark Career Technology Center in
Springfield, Ohio, is this year's first-place winner. Ballentine will receive a
$5,000 scholarship to the college of her choice. Her winning poster, "Colleges
Are Looking for You," is designed to encourage high school students to take the
ACT(®) Test as a way to make it easier for colleges to find students. She
credits her computer graphic arts teacher, Linda Cabaluna, for encouraging her.
Ballentine hopes to enroll in a graphic design program after graduation,
possibly at Columbus College of Art & Design.
Second-place finisher Preston Sitorus of Bradshaw Christian High School in
Sacramento, Calif., will receive a $2,500 scholarship for his entry, "Find Out
What You're Made Of." Currently a high school senior and co-president of the
BCHS Student Council, Sitorus plans to major in biology at a California
university. Sitorus said he was surprised to receive the award, given the
hundreds of entries from fantastic artists nationwide. He noted that he wanted
to use "a simple but striking design" that would entice students to find out
more about "the wonderful opportunities" that await those who take the ACT Test.
Deborah Yu will receive a $1,000 scholarship for her third-place entry, "The
Future Starts Here." Yu is a senior at Marquette High School in Chesterfield,
Mo. She plans to study computer science at the Missouri University of Science
and Technology. Yu said she wanted her poster artwork to convey that college is
a deciding factor in students' futures. "The ACT is really the gateway to future
success," she said.
The purpose of the ACT high school poster is to encourage students to plan and
prepare for college and the ACT Test. Winners were selected based on the
poster's creativity, visual appeal, and overall impact. Ballentine's winning
design will be printed and mailed to 30,000 high schools nationwide. To view the
winning entries, visit
www.actstudent.org/postercontest/.
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About ACT
ACT is an independent, nonprofit organization with a 53-year history of
generating data-driven assessments and research. Headquartered in Iowa City,
Iowa, and with offices throughout the world, ACT is trusted for its continual
development of next generation assessments that determine college and career
readiness and provide the most advanced measure of workplace skills. To learn
more about ACT, go to www.act.org.
Contact:
Katie Wacker, ACT Public Relations
319.337.1013;
katie.wacker@act.org
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