Year 2005 Sixth Grade Essay/Public Service
Announcement (PSA) Contest Winner
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On January 11, 2006
Mayor Mark Lauretti presented a metal and cash awards to 3 students of Mrs.
Christine Margait’s Class from Booth Hill School. Student Authors included Nicole Hansen,
Katherine Koumbaros, and Alina Martinez, Susanna. The students and Ms. Margait were
awarded first place for the Sixth Grade Essay/Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Contest. In addition to a $100 cash
award for their classroom, the Essay Contest Plaque, which is traditionally
passed on from year to year to the winning classroom, was presented to Mr. Margait.
Cash awards were
also presented to the 2nd and 3rd place winners as well.
2nd Place
Ms. Tyers’s Class - Mohegan School; Student
Author: Catherine Doomany
3rd Place
Ms. Kapinos’s Class – Long Hill School; Student
Author: Akshaya Ravishankar
The Bureau is
thankful for the volunteer essay/PSA judges from local newspapers. Since the contest began in 1996, its purpose
has been to promote fire safety by having students’ research the topic while
writing their PSA. The fire department/fire prevention bureau would like to use
the essay to help remind adults and children how important fire prevention is
to Everyone/Everyday.
Ted Pisciotta,
Assistant Chief – Fire Prevention, thanked all students, teachers, parents and
principals for the enthusiastic participation from all schools. Students of both the poster and essay
contests depicted many of the essential elements of preventing fire from ever
occurring and of preparation and planning required to be ready for fire. Chief Pisciotta is hopeful that the messages
of posters and essays will be shared with everyone in the community to help further
reduce needless damage to property, injury to persons and loss of life that can
result from fire. In addition to
spreading information about fire safety, Chief Pisciotta also finds the contest
helpful to measure the effectiveness educational programs of the fire
prevention bureau.