2025 Red Ribbon Photo Contest Winners Announced

Last Updated: Sunday December 7, 2025

DEA and the National Family Partnership have announced the winners of the 2025 Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest!

This year, between home and school submissions, there were 18 winners chosen for numerous categories, including Most Creative, Most Ambitious, Best Use of Family and Community, Best Use of Theme, and Most Educational.

View the winning entries in the gallery below. Photos can be expanded by clicking the first line of text in each slide.

Region 1 - Deane Family

The Deane family from Cambridge Springs, PA won this region's Home decoration competition.

Region 2 - Williams Family

The Williams family from Swanquarter, NC won this region's Home decoration competition.

Region 3 - Collings Family

The Collings family from Williston, ND won this region's Home decoration competition.

Region 5 - Reinhart Family

The Reinhart family from Nine Mile Fall, WA won this region's Home decoration competition.

Region 1 - Kelly Sartre

Kelly Sartre from Braintree High School in Braintree, MA won this region's School decoration competition.

Region 2 - Jennifer Moser, Jackie Ortiz, and Richard Ortiz

Jennifer Moser, Jackie Ortiz, and Richard Ortiz from Glades Middle School in Miramar, FL won this region's School decoration competition.

Region 3 - Becky Hoffman

Becky Hoffman from Pleasant Lea Middle School in Lee's Summit, MO won this region's School decoration competition.

Region 4 - Erica Guevara

Erica Guevara from A. X. Benavides Elementary School in Brownsville, TX won this region's School decoration competition.

Region 5 - Crystal Suarez

Crystal Suarez from Edison Middle School in Bakersfield, CA won this region's School decoration competition.

Most Creative Home - Burroughs Family

The Burroughs family from Whiteville, NC won the Most Creative Home award.

Most Ambitious - Thomson Family

The Thomson family from Massapequa, NY won the Most Creative Home award.

Best Use of Family and Community - Holloway Family

The Holloway family from Newnan, GA won the Best Use of Family and Community award.

Best Use of Theme - Brown Family

The Brown family from Lancaster, CA won the Best Use of Theme award.

Most Creative School - Jennifer Robinson

Jennifer Robinson of Mountain Valley Middle School in Canyon Lake, TX won the Most Creative School award.

Most Ambitious School - Stephanie DePiano

Stephanie DePiano of Lounsberry Hollow School in Vernon, NJ won the Most Ambitious School award.

Best Use of School and Community - Karina Alanis

Karina Alanis of North Shore Elementary School in Houston, TX won the Best Use of School and Community award.

Best Use of Theme - Jessie Whitney

Jessie Whitney of Cypress Springs Elementary School in Orlando, FL won the Best Use of Theme award.

Most Educational - Mindy Isles

Mindy Isles of Slippery Rock Area Middle School in Slippery Rock, PA won the Most Educational award.