Minnesota Department of Public Safety • Office of Traffic Safety • www.dps.state.mn.us/ots

Minnesota has voted and the 2011 Don’t Drive Distracted, Teens! TV Commercial Challenge winner is:


“Football”

By Alex Emmons from Stillwater Area High School, Stillwater.
See the spot air during the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28!


Congratulations to all of the finalists!

1st Place — “Football (2,913 votes) — $1,000 cash prize from AAA
Alex Emmons, Stillwater High School, Stillwater

2nd Place — “Mom Isn’t Always Watching (1,389 votes) — $600 cash prize from AAA
Jared Arentson, Redwood Valley High School, Redwood Falls

3rd Place — “Don’t Text and Drive (1,290 votes) — $400 cash prize from AAA
Nate Smith, Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley

4th Place — “Concentrate, Drive, Get There Alive (1,080 votes)
Andrew Jewell, Home school, St. Louis Park

5th Place —“Talkative Cell Phone (960 votes)
Holly Mickelson, Spectrum High School, Elk River

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2010 Don't Text and Drive, Teens! TV Commercial Challenge:

Check out last year’s winning spot and finalists of the Don't Text and Drive, Teens! TV contest.

2009 Buckle Up, Teens! TV Commercial Challenge:

Check out 2009’s winning spot and finalists of the Buckle Up, Teens! TV contest.

Prizes Donated by AAA

  • 1st Place—$1,000 and TV premiere of spot on the MTV Video Music Awards this summer.
  • 2nd Place—$600
  • 3rd Place—$400
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  • Football

  • Producer: Alex Emmons
  • School: Stillwater High School, Stillwater
  • Mom Isn’t Always Watching

  • Producer: Jared Arentson
  • School: Redwood Valley High School, Redwood Falls
  • Don’t Text and Drive

  • Producer: Nate Smith
  • School: Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley
  • Concentrate, Drive, Get There Alive

  • Producer: Andrew Jewell
  • School: Home school, St. Louis Park
  • Talkative Cell Phone

  • Producer: Holly Mickelson
  • School: Spectrum High School, Elk River