FD awards annual fire safety poster winner
Published 6:30 pm Saturday, November 12, 2011
Cade Connet of Southgate Elementary School holds his winning poster while drawing a ticket for others to win prizes at McDonald's Friday afternoon. Connet's poster won this year's Junior Fire Safety Program poster contest. His poster will now go up against others' around the state. - Cade Connet of Southgate Elementary School holds his winning poster while drawing a ticket for others to win prizes at McDonald's Friday afternoon. Connet's poster won this year's Junior Fire Safety Program poster contest. His poster will now go up against others' around the state.
The decades-long tradition of rewarding elementary school students for fire safety continued at McDonald’s in Austin Friday afternoon.
Students from area elementary schools show off their winning fire safety posters during a party at McDonald’s Friday afternoon. - Matt Peterson/matt.peterson@austin dailyherald.com
Two students each from Banfield, Neveln, Pacelli, Southgate and Sumner elementaries won meals, T-shirts and prizes for their creative work on fire safety posters. Cade Connet, of Southgate Elementary, won the overall prize and will put his poster up against other winners from around the state.
Fire department officials and employees from McDonald’s joined in the fun, as they remember the tradition going on for at least 25 years now.
Fire Inspector Tim Hansen with the Austin Fire Department has been working with the program for about 10 years and said it’s a good way to get kids to remember fire safety.
“It’s amazing what they learn and what stays with them,” he said. He added, “It’s very rewarding to see that they pass that information along.”
Among Connet, Austin’s winners included Justin Miller, Renata Vaughn, Joey Mentel, Elana Gillen, Slava Kritzer, Rachel Christenson, Nick Dunlap, Alejadra Rodriguez Luna and Ellynn Vrieze.
