SOMERSET COUNTY - Zach Horton, a fifth-grader at St. Elizabeth School in Bernardsville, said he wants to be a writer when he grows up.

His first published work was revealed yesterday -- the cover of the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office 2005 Anti-Drug Calendar.

Horton was one of 12 fifth- and sixth-grade students who were recognized for their posters, featured in each calendar month, at a brief ceremony at the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.

The students were asked to draw posters reflecting anti-substance abuse and anti-violence messages and reinforce what they learned in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, commonly known as DARE.

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