San Mateo County Health Tobacco Education Coalition Announces 2026 Youth PSA Winners

The San Mateo County Health Tobacco Education Coalition (TEC) and San Mateo County Office of Education Tobacco Use Prevention Education Program (TUPE) are thrilled to announce the Youth Public Service Announcement (PSA) 2026 winners!

The PSA contest is a student-led event with TEC Youth Advisory Group, which engages youth advocates to speak out against the tobacco industry’s harmful marketing targeted to young people. Students submitted posters, videos, and audio recordings for the chance to win $25 to $100 gift cards. Congratulations to all of the 2026 winners, listed below:

2026 Winning Entries

First Place Winners

Elliot Lee | Reid McGrew | Elliott Sarazin | Aaran Chen
Hillview Middle School, Menlo Park City School District
Winning video entry

Shiv Natarajan | Neil Yeruva | Viet-Linh Do
Hillview Middle School, Menlo Park City School District
Winning video entry

Second Place Winners

Ethan Tan | Joshua Ho | Mason Herrera | Maxwell Paw
Fernando Rivera Intermediate School, Jefferson Elementary School District
Winning video entry

Hugh Kow | Yanran Sun | Ryan Wang
Hillview Middle School, Menlo Park City School District
Winning video entry

Third Place Winners

Lucille Levy & team
Ralston Middle School, Belmont Redwood Shores School District
Winning video entry

Anna Arriaga Martinez | Leonor Flores Fernandez | Eunchae Soo | Malia Woo
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate School, Jefferson Elementary School District
Winning video entry