O[yes] media contest winners 2025

We are pleased to announce the 2025 winners of the o[yes] media contest!
 
This year, our 17^th year of the contest, all entries were given the task of encouraging others to take the O[yes] online Safety Awareness Training.
 
“There were so many fantastic submissions this year showcasing the creativity, effort, and talent of our Oregon high school students which made choosing the winners challenging,” according to Jackie Boyd, media contest committee chair and Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) Research Project Manager at Oregon Health & Science University.  
 
Here are the winners in each category and view them on our website: https://youngemployeesafety.org/contest/past-winners/2024-2025-media-contest-winners/
 
Video:
First place: Sherwood High School, “Say ‘Oh Yes’ to O[yes]” ($500)
Kolbe Johnson
Brody Duckett
 
Second place: Parkrose High School (Portland), “Hazards Attack” ($400)
Riley Clare
Deacon English
James Mitseff
Keanu Pangkasa Ouk
Jaslim Pool
Dylan Yeomans
Oliver Scripter
Ethan Vu
Bea Fernandez
 
Third: Lincoln High School (Portland), “O[No]” ($300)
Audrey Finkelstein
Elodie Alifanz
Maddy Obadiah
 
Finalist: Crescent Valley High School (Corvallis), “The Bucket”
Ryan Staben
Nantara Pituk
Pyper Baisted
Paisyn De Lei
Dawson Narendra
Licos Navarro-Ortez
Carl Hahn
Amadeus Stowers
Hailey Moss
Naomi Ashine
 
Finalist: McNary High School (Keizer), “O[yes] On Site”
Tristan Sexton
 
Finalist: McLoughlin High School (Milton-Freewater), “Mark’s New Job”
Lauren Nelson
 
Finalist: McLoughlin High School (Milton-Freewater), “Lola Needs Help!”
Alondra Olmos Joaquin
 
 
Graphic design:
First place: Cleveland High School (Portland), “Safety Comes First” ($500)
Cipriano Johnson
 
Second place: Cleveland High School (Portland), “Be Safe” ($400)
Ben Kaufman
 
Third place: Bend Senior High School, “Symbols of Safety” ($300)
Kruz Najera
 
Finalist: Cleveland High School (Portland), “Entering the Workforce?”
Kenneth McCabe
 
Finalist: Sherwood High School, “DO NOT READ!”
Kolbe Johnson
 
Those teams or individuals who won first place also received a matching award for their schools.
 
Congratulations to everyone!
 
We thank our sponsors who make our contest possible: Oregon Chapters of the American Association of Safety Professionals, Construction Safety Summit, Central Oregon Safety and Health Association, Hoffman Construction, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Oregon OSHA, Oregon SHARP Alliance, SafeBuild Alliance, and SAIF.