A team of young television producers from Avonworth Middle School will have the opportunity to see their public service announcement aired on stations across the state after taking the top score in a contest sponsored by Drug Free Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania National Guard Counterdrug Joint Task Force.

The 2011 “Sound Off” television and radio PSA contest challenged students to produce a TV or radio spot based on the theme “Prescription for Success.”

Led by advisor Mike Lincoln, the Avonworth team of students Tyson Kirk, Joshua Drwal, Isaac Schmidt and Paul Heflin not only won the Western Pennsylvania regional competition, but received the highest overall state score for TV spots.

Their creation will be professionally produced by the staff of the National Guard, and the students will be recognized at a media literacy seminar on May 3 at the University of Pittsburgh’s Scaife Center.