The Philadelphia Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU), a professional insurance educational society, announced the winners of the 35th annual Fire Safety In The Home 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, October 7th - 13th. Each school in the district submitted its top entrants for the final judging. The panel of judges was comprised of School Board Director Joseph Hidalgo, Northampton Township Fire Marshal Frank Fenton and former Northampton Township Supervisor Pete Palestina, CPCU who is the coordinator of the contest for the CPCU organization.
The awards will be presented at the Council Rock School Board meeting of November 29th at 7:00 p.m. (rescheduled from the canceled meeting of November 15th) and again at the Northampton Township Board of Supervisors meeting of December 19th at 7:30 p.m.. The November 15th presentation will be held at the Newtown Middle School, 116 Newtown-Richboro Rd., Newtown and the December 19th presentation will be held at the Northampton Township Administration Building located 55 Township Road, Richboro. 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 Tai and Warren will be presenting commendations from the Pa House and Senate. In addition, municipal officials of the township/borough in which the winners reside will also be invited to attend the December 20th presentation to acknowledge the winners with citations from their respective municipalities. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has also been invited to present citations.
The winning students and prizes are as follows:
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1ST and 2ND GRADE CATEGORY WINNERS
1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Spencer Joworisak, Rolling Hills Elementary
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2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Alison Butkiewicz, Richboro Elementary
3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Ashley Miller, Hillcrest Elementary
4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Kyleigh Pisarek, Welch Elementary
3RD and 4TH GRADE CATEGORY WINNERS
1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Nicholas Gromosaik, Churchville Elementary
2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Alexander Gromosaik, Churchville Elementary
3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Noah Melhuish, Rolling Hills Elementary
4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Riley Witmer, Hillcrest Elementary
5TH and 6TH GRADE CATEGORY WINNERS
1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Alexandria Murashka, Goodnoe Elementary
2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Abby Walsh, Goodnoe Elementary
3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Sam Khelmer, Richboro Elementary
4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Hope Hackbert, Hillcrest Elementary
