Barnegat High School student Shannon Harrington has won first place for her original substance use prevention song created for the 16th annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs high school music competition, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, 95.9 WRAT and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association.
As the first-place winner, Harrington will receive a $5,000 music contract.
“I’m going to record more original songs,” she said. “And once the COVID-19 pandemic eases and people can get together…
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