A Stockton sixth-grader is a state winner in the national Fight the Bite Poster Contest,  sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There were 75 entries from Kansas. The 2012 Kansas fifth-grade winner is Kassidie Womack from Lawrence, and the sixth-grade winner is Kyra Horn from Stockton.

Each winning artist received $50 and a certificate. Their posters will be used in educational materials nationwide to help motivate others to Fight the Bite.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced in February the invitation to all fifth- and sixth-graders in Kansas to participate.

This contest encouraged students to use art to show the ways they can protect themselves and their families from the diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas by using avoidance behavior, proper clothing or repellent while outdoors.