One girl read a poem about not having violence in school.

One boy's rap begged the question, "What's the point of being mean?"

And one class made it clear, "Violence is not cool, don't bring it into our school."

The class won an award, and so did many others in this year's Violence and Vandalism contest at Roland Rogers Elementary School.

There were 10 categories aimed at helping kids fight against violence in their school. The top three place winners in nine categories and the winning class in Slogan Contest were recognized at Monday night's Galloway Township Board of Education meeting. The school's staff chose the winners.

"We like to see the students involved and promoting a safe environment," Galloway Township Superintendent Annette Giaquinto said. "We're very proud of the various talents."

Tracey Hochstrasser's  third grade class came up with the winning slogan.

Coy Lewis, the Sixth Grade Rap/Song winner performed his rap, while Elizabeth Glass, the second place finisher in the Fifth Grade Poem Contest, read her poem in front of the assembled board, parents and press Monday night.

The following is a complete list of winners:

Overall

Poster Contest

First place: Dylan Petillo

Second place: Claire Dell-Priscoli

Third place: Mason Cunningham

Honorable Mention: Sima Popowski

Poem Contest

First place: Peyton Macrina

Second place: Sanae Clapp

Third place: Samantha Eloy

Rap/Song Contest

First place: Ayoube Ammari

Second place: Jonatan Resto

Third place tie: Shaan Patel and Sean Warren

Fifth Grade

Poster Contest

First place: Tahj Edwards

Second place: Sarah Eric

Third place: Jonathan Rodriguez

Honorable Mention: Ashley DePoe

Poem Contest

First place: Nicholas Agranoff

Second place: Elizabeth Glass

Third place: Alexis Mazzatta

Rap/Song Contest

First place: Yanissa Adams

Second place: Delaney Sabath

Third place: Allyson Tees

Sixth Grade

Poster Contest

First place: Abigail Bernhardt

Second place: Alexia Morales

Third place: Ramon Watson

Honorable Mention: Joy Spavlik

Poem Contest

First place: Jonathan Granados

Second place: Alex Walk

Third place: Ausheney McNeill

Rap/Song Contest

First place: Coy Lewis

Second place: Ryan Flemming

Third place: Sarah LePine