4th Grade Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs Contest
4th Grade Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs Contest is open to all fourth grade students throughout New Jersey. Students are challenged to create anti-drug artwork relating to the theme "Fun Things to do Instead of Doing Drugs." The winning entries will have their artwork reproduced as a bookmark distributed to every school in New Jersey.
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2023-2024 4th Grade Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs Contest Finalists
| Finalists | Name of School | School City | County |
| Abigail Mathew | Hoover Elementary School | Bergenfield | Bergen |
| Adam Idrovo | Good Shepherd Academy | Nutley | Essex |
| Aiden Bil | St. Matthias School | Somerset | Somerset |
| Aimee Kaye | St. Philip Preparatory School | Clifton | Passaic |
| Alan Nguyen | Dr. Joyanne D. Miller School | Egg Harbor Twp | Atlantic |
| Allegra Juliano | Joseph T. Donahue School | Barnegat | Ocean |
| Ana Palma Garcia | Salome Urena | Newark | Essex |
| Andrew Di Tommaso | Carpenter Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Ava Rodriguez | Saint Francis Academy | Union City | Hudson |
| Cecilia Perkowski | Bee Meadow School | Whippany | Morris |
| Claire Gill | James McDivitt Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Crisangely Hernandez | Perth Amboy Catholic School | Perth Amboy | Middlesex |
| Daniel Suarez | James McDivitt Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| David Bello | Grissom Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Delvin Peña | Wandell Elementary School | SaddleRiver | Bergen |
| Devanshi Patel | Bee Meadow School | Whippany | Morris |
| Emily Ortiz | Lafayette Street School | Newark | Essex |
| Emmanuel Victor | St. Matthias School | Somerset | Somerset |
| Jerome Bustamante | Hoover Elementary School | Bergenfield | Bergen |
| Jhostin Martinez | Salome Urena | Newark | Essex |
| Kazeem Yussuf | Grissom Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Lachlan Heald | Brielle Elementary School | Brielle | Monmouth |
| Loraine Coloma | St. Matthias School | Somerset | Somerset |
| Lynise Brinson | Saint Michael School | Newark | Essex |
| Madelyn Zappel | School 2 | Fort Lee | Bergen |
| Malana Strumberger | Grissom Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Milagros Poma Plaza | Salome Urena | Newark | Essex |
| Nicolas Gallo Gonzalez | Perth Amboy Catholic School | Perth Amboy | Middlesex |
| Riley Luftglass | F.N. Brown School | Verona | Essex |
| Shaina Das | Mt. Pleasant Elementary School | Livingston | Essex |
| Sienna Cabalar | Lincoln Park Elementary School | Lincoln Park | Morris |
| Sky Mangiliman | Hoover Elementary School | Bergenfield | Bergen |
| Venba Arun | St. Thomas the Apostle School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |
| Viola Eigenbrod | Franklin Elementary School | Bergenfield | Bergen |
| Zoe Gomez | Southwood Elementary School | Old Bridge | Middlesex |