LZHS Students Take First in No More Teen Dating Abuse Video Contest

Lake Zurich teens won iPads in the contest, sponsored by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

  Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon came to Lake Zurich High School on Friday to honor four students who won the No More Teen Dating Abuse contest, sponsored by Verizon and coordinated by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ILCADV). The students--sophomores Kasia Konsor, Kati Stavropoulos and Amanda Buckstaff, and senior Ian Hesch--won iPads for making the winning video and the school won $1,000. The ultimate winner could be our culture, according to Simon. “What you are working on is changing our culture. It takes all of us to make that cultural change,” Simon said. ICADV Chief Executive Officer Vickie Smith said the purpose of the contest was to create a video about healthy teen dating relationships. “I am asked every day ‘how…

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Dan Arenov

3:16 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Impressive stuff from these kids.   more ›

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