Teens Compete in Driving Tests at Annual Safety Event

Mary Alice Reporting –

On Wednesday, at the Tuscarawas County fairgrounds, the 27^th Annual Teen Driving “Roadeo” took place.

Hosted by the Tuscarawas County Health Department, this year’s event featured high school students from seven area schools, with students competing through written tests, safety poster designs, and driving skills.

The Safety Roadeo aims to help young drivers learn better driving skills, the rules of the road, and encourage them to think about their actions while driving. The focus is to reduce traffic accidents and injuries involving teenagers in Tuscarawas County.

For the second year in a row, the Dover team won with just 10 points separating them from second place team, New Philadelphia.

Winners from the 2024 Teen Driving Roadeo event:

Team Rankings (Top 3): 1. Dover, 2. New Philadelphia, and 3. Garaway.

Best Written Test Scores: 1. Macie McMillen, New Philadelphia; 2. Briar Sharrock, Indian Valley; 3. Cade McGarry, Dover; 4. Gracie Keith, Dover; and 5. Derek Shimek, New Philadelphia.

Best Safety Poster: Tusky Valley

Best Driving Skills: 1. Morgan Schlabach, Garaway; 2. Jonah Marks, Dover; 3. Blaine Lintern, Garaway; 4. Connor Rippeth, New Philadelphia; and 5. Vincent Migoni, New Philadelphia.

Individual Driving Event Top Scorers: Serpentine—Brady Geibel, Garaway; Star—Keane McIntosh, Dover; Backing and Lane Change—Kiley McIntosh, Dover; Right Parallel Park—Lauren Grafe, Dover; and Left Parallel Park—Madeline Smith, Garaway.

Dover team of Lauren Grafe, Gracie Keith, Jonah Marks, Cade McGarry, Keane McIntosh, and Kiley McIntosh