Shelton To Present Awards For Fire Prevention Posters, Essays

The City of Shelton Fire Prevention Bureau will hold the annual Shelton Fire Prevention Contest Awards Presentation Wednesday evening, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium at Shelton City Hall, 54 Hill St.

The annual poster contest, launched in 1984, is designed to develop fire safety awareness in youngsters and to encourage them to take the message home to their families.

It is jointly sponsored by Connecticut FAIR Plan, representing the insurance industry in this state; the Connecticut Fire marshals Association; Connecticut Board of Education and the Office of State Fire Marshal. The local contest is administered by the Shelton Fire Prevention Bureau.

Posters

Approximately 900 posters were submitted this year from Booth Hill, Elizabeth Shelton, Long Hill, Mohegan, Perry Hill, St. Joseph, St. Lawrence and Sunnyside schools. Each student who submitted a poster will receive a Certificate of Appreciation and a pen from the Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Committee.

Judging was held on December 19, 2012 with City Aldermen as judges. All first place posters will be displayed over the next year at schools, public buildings, and events. At the Awards Ceremony, first and second place winners will be announced for each school and grade. In addition, the first place overall city winners for 4th and 5th grade will be announced. Those entries have already advanced to the Connecticut State Contest.

Essays

Since the 6th Grade Essay/PSA contest began in 1996, its purpose has been to promote fire safety by having students research the topic while writing their PSA. Judging of this contest was held December 19, 2012 in conjunction with the Annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest for 4th and 5th grade students.

The Valley Independent Sentinel’s Ethan Fry and Shelton Patch’s Leah Salomoni judged the entries. The fire department/fire prevention bureau would like to use the first place essay to help remind adults and children how important fire prevention is to Everyone/Everyday.

The winning essays are embedded at the bottom of this story.

The winners of the essay/PSA contest were:

1st Place
Mr. Fabrizi’s Class, Perry Hill School
Student Authors: Alyssa Bretan and Codi Lynders

2nd Place
Mrs. Reilly’s Class, Perry Hill School
Student Authors: Sarah Gloria and Kaitlyn Lupia

3rd Place
Mrs. Novak’s Class, St. Lawrence School
Student Author: Peter Sandri

For more information, the public is encouraged to contact the Shelton Fire Prevention Bureau at 924‑1555 or on the web at www.cityofshelton.org.

First Place, Shelton Fire Prevention Essay Contest by ValleyIndyDotOrg

Second Place, Shelton Fire Prevention Essay Contest by ValleyIndyDotOrg

Third Place, Shelton Fire Prevention Essay Contest by ValleyIndyDotOrg

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