COCKROACH VIDEO NETS MIDDLE SCHOOL $3K

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI

In the nationwide rat race — or, to be taxonomically precise, the rodent, termite, mosquito and cockroach race —  Red Bank Middle School students stand alone.

On Thursday, they collected the grand prize of $3,000 in the first national contest to create a public service announcement for the National Pest Management Association. Their winning entry, “Club Roach,” may be broadcast nationwide, a spokeswoman for the group says.

Two other entries submitted by the middle school also finished in the top five.

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