CPCU's Announces Council Rock Fire Safety Contest Winners

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Society (CPCU), a professional insurance educational society, announced the winners of the 34th 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 8th - 14th. Each school in the district submitted its top entrants for the final judging. The panel of judges was comprised of School Board Director Wendi Thomas, 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 16th at 7:00 p.m. and again at the Northampton Township Board of Supervisors meeting of December 20th at 7:30 p.m.. The November 16th presentation will be held at the Chancellor Center, 30 N. Chancellor St., Newtown Borough and the December 20th 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 Petri 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 Fitzpatrick has also been invited to present citations.

The winning students and prizes are as follows:

1ST and 2ND GRADE CATEGORY

1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Kaylee Moore, Rolling Hills Elementary

2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Sophia Erickson, Churchville Elementary

3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Alison Butkiewicz, Richboro Elementary

4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Adelyn Martin, Rolling Hills Elementary

3RD and 4TH GRADE CATEGORY

1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Kylie Williams, Newtown Elementary

2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Jared Checkoff, Welch Elementary

3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Brooklyn Cardone, Hillcrest Elementary

4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Nicholas Gromosaik, Churchville Elementary

5TH and 6TH GRADE CATEGORY

1st Place $100 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Sara Tyler, Goodnoe Elementary

2nd Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Swara Patel, Holland Elementary

3rd Place - $50 cash,plaque,movie tickets: Colin Cloud-Schenk, Welch Elementary

4th Place - $50 cash, plaque, movie tickets: Abigail Newton, Holland Elementary