Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association Honors Poster and Essay Award Winners

          On January 5^ththe Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association held its annual Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Awards Program.  The event was hosted by the Hartly Vol. Fire Company.

          Children kindergarten through Grade 3 prepared a Poster on their assigned Fire Prevention Topic.  Children Grades 4 through 8 completed Essays.

          Once being judged a First Place Winner at the County Level the Posters and Essays moved on to the State Level where they placed First, Second or Third.

          250 people were in attendance at the Awards Program and included guests such as State Fire Commission Representatives, Delaware Vol. Firefighter Association Officers, representatives from the State Fire School, Fire Marshal’s Office and they school districts the children represented.

Winners Included:

Kindergarten

          Lainey Burris           Harrington

          Aubrey Schirmer      Dagsboro

          Sean Albert            Mill Creek

1^stGrade

          Ella Marinucci          Lewes

          Kylie Hammond       Felton

          Collin Jeffrey          Mill Creek

2^ndGrade

          Roxanne Troutman  Frederica

          Chad Dohl              Mill Creek

          Samuel J Winston    Greenwood

3^rdGrade

          Kiersten Mosier       Harrington

          Marcos Vazquez       Blades

          William Worrall       Mill Creek

Special Poster

          Zachery Winston     Five Points

          William Lloyd          Milford

          Colby Simpson        Bridgeville

Spec. Essay

          Brianna Sharp         Newark

          Shaniya Godwin      Blades

4^thGrade

          Mason Kosc            Rehoboth Beach

          Victoria Davies        Elsmere

          Amyah Hicks           Smyrna

5^thGrade

          Gabriella Davis        Clayton

          Kayler Townsend     Millville/Bethany Beach

          Lauren Bryan          Mill Creek

6^thGrade

          Katie Rippon           New Castle

          Haley Moore           Harrington

          Megan Hayden        Dagsboro

7^thGrade

          Susan Washinski      Milford

          Elizabeth White       Seaford

          Lexi Romaine          Newark

8^thGrade

          John Cohill             Mill Creek

          Delaney VanbuskirkBridgeville

          Danielle Slaughter   Smyrna