Crime & Safety

5 Adorable Descriptions Of Police Officers, As Written By Young Council Rock Students

"To me, police officers are the roots to our world's flower," one adorable essay contest winner wrote.

NEWTOWN, PA — What does a police officer mean to you? Wrightstown Elementary fourth graders and Goodnoe Elementary fifth graders recently participated in an essay contest that asked that very question.

The end result was several heartwarming and adorable answers. Five of the essays were chosen as winners and the students were honored with a Newtown Township Police department t-shirt.

The winners were:

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GOONOE ELEMENTARY
Sean White (Mrs. Benzio's Class)
Nicole Muradov (Mrs. Lawall's Class)
Laila Seiler (Mrs. Osbeck's Class)

WRIGHTSTOWN ELEMENTARY
Kayla John (Mrs. Bowman's Class)
Kate McCarthy (Mrs. Borah's Class)

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You can view all of the essays here, but we've compiled five of our favorite quotes from the winning essays:

To me, police officers are the roots to our world's flower. -Kayla John, 4th grade, Wrightstown
One of the main reasons I think that a police officer is someone to look up to is because they go out of their way every day to help other families that need help and to keep us safe. - Sean White, 5th grade, Goodnoe
Everyday, they wake up as a regular person, but as soon as they put on their uniform, they transform into someone else. - Nicole Muradov, 5th grade, Goodnoe
They are magicians. They are risk takers. - Nicole Muradov, 5th grade, Goodnoe
A police officer is someone who chooses to be the light in someone else's world. - Kayla John, Wrightstown

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