COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a month after first announcing a new program aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccinations amongst children and young people, Ohio has announced the first 30 $10,000 scholarship recipients in its Vax-2-School lottery.
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The first 30 winners of the contest, which is open to ages 5-25, are:
- Midori Ayres, Fremont
- Frank Brown, Toledo
- Drake Bryan, Novelty
- Madison Cooke, Maineville
- Paige Delmore, Seven Hills
- Lola DeWitte, Perrysburg
- Lucinda Freund, Wadsworth
- Grant Fry, Doylestown
- Alice Jonas, Worthington
- Livia Kish, Akron
- Renee Kizlik, Eastlake
- Lydia Krausz, New Albany
- Lessah Lemaster, Enon
- Benjamin Lichman, Rocky River
- Andrea Ligon, Shaker Heights
- Mitchell Link, Jamestown
- Alena McCain, West Chester
- Spencer Meier, Cincinnati
- Claire Miller, Cincinnati
- Rachel Mohr, Dublin
- Martin Philip, West Chester
- Victoria Rahija, Mentor
- Donovan Simpson, Columbus
- Madeline Sines, Milford Center
- Sydney Stacho, Medina
- Emily Studer, Aurora
- Spencer Sullivan, Ostrander
- Alex Vargo, Rossford
- Katrina Whitmore, West Chester
- Makenna Wolf, Fremont
Monday's drawing marks the first of five daily contests that will take place this week, with five grand prize winners, who will each receive $100,000 scholarships, being drawn Friday. While the drawings are underway, registration remains open with Wednesday, Dec. 1 being the deadline to enter the contest.
Any Ohio resident between the ages of 5 and 25 who has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is able to enter online at OhioVax2School.com or 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). Altogether, the program will be awarding $2 million in prizes, including 150, $10,000 scholarships, and five, $100,000 grand prize scholarships, which can be used at any of Ohio's colleges, universities, trade schools, or career programs of the winner's choice.