(KMZA)--Special honors for a 12-year-old Axtell student, recognized for being both a regional and statewide winner in the 2016 Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day poster contest.

As one of three northeast Kansas regional winners, the Kansas Department of Transportation said in a news release that Sierra de Koning received a bicycle and a bicycle helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas during an assembly Thursday afternoon at the Axtell Public School.

As one of three statewide winners, the release says Sierra received a family package including an overnight stay at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, admission to the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center and the Topeka Zoo, a $50 gift card from the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store, and movie passes from Triple A Kansas.

KDOT says Sierra and her siblings have participated in the annual poster contest for several years now. Sierra was first runner-up last year for regional honors in the same age category as her sister Reagan and she also received regional honors in 2011. Sierra’s sister, Reagan’s past awards include regional honors and statewide honors in 2011, 2013 and 2015.

A total of 824 poster contest entries were received from across Kansas with 18 students receiving regional honors and three students receiving statewide honors.

KDOT says the poster contest helps bring awareness to all ages for the need to reduce fatalities on our nation’s highways.