Crime & Safety
Essay Contest Winners Announced
Last week the top four winners in each grade category were announced for the CPCU Fire Safety Essay Contest.
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU), a professional insurance educational society, announced the winners of the 28th annual "Fire Safety In The Home" essay contest co-sponsored with the Council Rock School Board.
Students in the Council Rock elementary schools were invited to write essays or create posters on the subject of fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9 to 16. Each school in the district submitted its top entrants for the final judging.
The panel of judges was comprised of School Board Director Bernadette Heenan, Northampton Township Fire Marshal Frank Fenton and former Northampton Township Supervisor Pete Palestina, CPCU who is the coordinator of the contest for the CPCU group.
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The awards will be presented at the Council Rock School Board meeting on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and again at the Northampton Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
In addition to the CPCU Society awards listed below, the Townships will present special citation awards of recognition and State Senators Tomlinson and McIlhinney and Representative Petri and Santarsiero will be presenting commendations from the Pa House and Senate.
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In addition, municipal officials of the township in which the winners reside have also been invited to attend the Dec. 14 presentation to acknowledge the winners with proclamations and a plaque from their respective townships. Congressman Fitzpatrick has also been invited to present citations.
The winning students and prizes are as follows:
1ST and 2ND GRADE CATEGORY
WINNERS
SCHOOL
1st Place - $200 Bond and Plaque
Gavin Zikria
Newtown Elementary
2nd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Taylor Kredo
Welch Elementary
3rd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Kylie Gregory
Welch Elementary
4th Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Mollie Weinstein
Rolling Hills Elementary
3RD and 4TH GRADE CATEGORY
WINNERS
SCHOOL
1st Place - $200 Bond and Plaque
Juliana Lupo
Churchville Elementary
2nd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Eric Wang
Newtown Elementary
3rd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Jordan Checkoff
Welch Elementary
4th Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Gulia Strokin
Goodnoe Elementary
5TH and 6TH GRADE CATEGORY
WINNERS
SCHOOL
1st Place - $200 Bond and Plaque
Hailey Brown
Churchville Elementary
2nd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Connor Stoklosa
Feinstone Elementary
3rd Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Julie Rebh
Welch Elementary
4th Place - $100 bond & Plaque
Maria DeSimone
Welch Elementary
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