Learn Not to Burn Poster Contest Winners Announced

Submitted by Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205

Learn Not to Burn is a public education program presented to 4th graders by the Elmhurst Fire Department. During this five-week program, students learn such topics as:

• What fire is
• Different types of fire
• Identifying fire hazards
• What to do in case of a fire

Students then create a home fire escape plan with their families utilizing EDITH (Exit Drill In The Home) and participate in a citywide poster contest. Winners of the 2015 contest are:

Grand Prize - Elizabeth Baldridge/Field School - $50 City Centre Gift Card
2nd Place - Joel Varghese/Field School - $30 City Centre Gift Card
3rd Place - Rachael Schrage/Lincoln School - $20 City Centre Gift Card

The grand prize winner’s poster is displayed at both fire stations, City Hall and on the City website. The Learn Not to Burn poster contest has been sponsored by the City of Elmhurst Fire Department since 1985, according to Fire Chief Jeff Bacidore.

Classroom Winners

Edison

Ashley Simonis

Ryan Hosler

Emerson

Priya Dhananjaya

Mackenzie Kortes

Emmy Maxeiner

Sundara Gami

Field

Anne Flanagan

Fischer

Cristina Costa

Margaret Sullivan

Sofia Schmidt

Hawthorne

Thomas Erickson

Zoeh Gurecki

Alexander Stone

Jillian Ballman

Jackson

Genevieve Fisher

Sasha Neidigh

Sydney Lee

Jefferson

Nicholas Devine

Ella Kennedy

Alyssa Poli

Lincoln

Lily Beerhalter

Mary Sloan

Kathryn Davis

Ayla Samatas

Immanuel Lutheran

Megan Brandt

Immaculate Conception

Cassandra Levy

Ava Giannini

Timothy Christian

Nora Fisher

Madison Drye

Benita Alex

Visitation

Beth Frolik

Trey Manchester