On November 24th, Leadership from the Fire Company attended the New Castle County Fire Prevention Poster and Essay award ceremony held at the Holloway Terrace Fire Co.. Students from around the county in grades K through 8 had submitted posters or essays surrounding a variety of fire safety topics. Each Fire Company reviews their submissions, voting on and sending the best on to the county level.
Two students from our area were awarded for their efforts in essays. The first award went to Kahlia Gray from the Gateway Lab School, who was awarded second place for her 4th grade essay. Fire (Prevention Committee Chair Cindy Gallante-Boyer accepted on her behalf.) The second winner was Stella Peterson from the Tatnall School, who won first place for her 7th grade essay! She will move on to the next round of the State Fire Prevention awards. All of the winners were given small gifts