Two Goshen students won the Grand Prize in ADAC Contest


Goshen High School’s Grant Musson and Goshen Intermediate School’s Ella Tengco have both been recognized with the Grand Prize in the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council of Orange County’s Substance Use Prevention Contest. This is the 38th year of the poster design contest and the seventh year of the Essay Contest. Grant and Ella were both awarded for their poster entries. This year, the competition received around 1,600 posters and essays from 33 schools and 14 districts.

On March 13, the ADAC’s representatives came in-person to Goshen with balloons and a certificate for the district’s winners. Grand prize winners also receive $200!

Goshen Intermediate School Principal Matthew Wentworth, along with art teacher Robert Hoover, celebrate Ella’s award.
Goshen Intermediate School Principal Matthew Wentworth, along with art teacher Robert Hoover, celebrate Ella’s award.
Assistant Principal Gregory Voloshin, Grant Musson, Principal Nick Pantaleone, Assistant Principal Jenelle Hindell all stand for a picture in Goshen High School's art room.
From left to right: Assistant Principal Gregory Voloshin, Grant Musson, Principal Nick Pantaleone, Assistant Principal Jenelle Hindell

Ella and Grant’s work will be recognized at the ADAC’s Award Ceremony on May 9 in the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. All students that place in the competition will be welcomed to the event, not just in Goshen, but in public schools from across Orange County.

Congrats Ella and Grant!