2025 Recipients
Vantage Program Multimedia Class of Minnetonka High School
The South Lake Minnetonka and Lake Minnetonka Police Departments were looking for a way to target younger roadway users with traffic safety messaging—an often-difficult demographic to reach. They approached Minnetonka High School’s Vantage Program Multimedia Class to produce various traffic safety PSAs.
The result was creative, professional, and engaging videos on traffic safety issues such as impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding, road rage, and drowsy driving. The videos have been featured on the Highway 7 Safety Coalition social media, Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety and Department of Public Safety social media, and Kwik Trip gas pumps. The team’s work is making an impact and will likely save lives and prevent injuries among Minnesota’s younger drivers.
Past Recipients
2023
- Primary/Secondary School Category: Makena Prevost
- Post-Secondary School Category: Darren Tanubrata, Aarushi Vyas, and Elizabeth Wang
2022
- Ava Chen, Kylie Karsky, and Molly McCloud
- Princeton High School SADD
2021
- Avery Malone
2020
- Sam Fronek, Iesh Gujral, Abhi Nallamalli, Suvarna Nallamalli, and Amy Wang (for their work on the Distraction-Free Life Club’s Youth Outreach Team at Eden Prairie High School)
2019
- Key Club at Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls, MN