Chester County Elementary Students Honored By AAA

AAA Mid-Atlantic and The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored 10 students, including three from Chester County, as Outstanding School Safety Patrol Members for the 2015-2016 school year, they announced in a news release Tuesday.

The students were recognized at an event held Thursday in New Castle.

Family members, Safety Patrol advisors and school administrators were also invited to join the celebration. Each student received a Visa Gift Card and a plaque in recognition of their accomplishments, according to the release.

For over 90 years, AAA Mid-Atlantic has sponsored and provided major support for the AAA School Safety Patrol by supplying training materials, recognition programs for service, and patrol equipment, including the familiar badge and belt, the news release states:

AAA School Safety Patrols direct children, not traffic. As school-age leaders in traffic safety, patrol members teach other students about traffic safety on a peer-to-peer basis. They also serve as role models for younger children. Patrols complete training in traffic safety so they can protect students from the hazards of crossing roads and highways on their way to and from school; assist bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school; teach fellow students about traffic safety; and serve other leadership functions under the direction of school officials.

Students honored from Chester County are listed below:

• Colin Drummund – Lionville Elementary, 5th grade, Downingtown Area School District
• Catherine Merriman – Springton Manor Elementary, 5th grade, Downingtown Area School District
• Gavin Snyder – Westtown-Thornbury Elementary, 5th grade, West Chester Area School District

Image via AAA. Caption: from left to right, Susan Meade-Beachell, Executive Director, Foundation for Safety, Education & Chief Development Officer, Mid-Atlantic Foundation; Lt. Colonel Matthew Jamison, New Castle County Police Department; Colin Drummund, 5th grader, Lionville Elementary; Catherine Merriman, 5th grader, Springton Manor Elementary; Gavin Snyder, 5th grader, Westtown-Thornbury Elementary; Ukee Washington, TV news anchor; Matthew Eskridge, Traffic Safety Program Manager, Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education.