DOT names 2 student winners of safe driving billboard campaign

SDPB Radio | By Evan Walton

Published April 19, 2023 at 4:54 PM CDT

One of the winners of the 2023 Statewide Billboard Coloring Campaign, created by a Annika Kimber, a Sonia Sotomayor Elementary student.

This week is national construction awareness week and two of South Dakota’s students are being recognized for their efforts to protect construction workers.

Peyton Benda from Humboldt Elementary and Annika Kimber from Sonia Sotomayor Elementary in Sioux Falls are this year’s Statewide Billboard Coloring Campaign winners.

Their artwork was chosen among many entries from fourth grade students across the state who accepted the challenge to draw construction work zone safety pictures.

Peyton’s artwork will be displayed on Interstate 90 near Humboldt and Annika’s will be displayed on I-29 in Sioux Falls.

One of the winners of the 2023 Statewide Billboard Coloring Campaign. This was created by Peyton Benda, a 4th grade student from Humboldt.

Tags

Evan Walton

Evan Walton is an SDPB reporter based in Sioux Falls. Evan holds a Master’s in English Literature from Southern New Hampshire University and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 2015, where he served for five years as an infantryman.

See stories by Evan Walton