Rolla 3rd Grader Wins State Poster Contest

Students across the state of Kansas participated in the annual Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Fire Safety Poster Contest. The contest is held during Fire Prevention Week in October to help students learn about fire safety in a fun and engaging way. The three winners will have an opportunity to meet the Governor on Friday, January 23, 2015.

This year’s theme was “Show What You Know About Fire Safety.” Entries were judged on originality, creativity and use of the theme. Local fire departments and their participating schools submitted town winners to the OSFM, who then selected final winners in each category.

“The work of the students gets better and better every year, and it gets more and more difficult to choose the winners,” said Doug Jorgensen, State Fire Marshal. “Educating kids at a young age about the importance of fire safety is essential – the more they know the more involved they can be in fire prevention at home and the smarter they’ll be should a fire occur no matter where they are. Our office has a great time looking at all the entries and seeing all the creative ways kids can express what they already know about fire safety. “

The three winning entries and nine Honorable Mentions will be featured in a calendar to be produced by the OSFM. A limited number of these calendars will be available through the agency.

WINNERS:

Category	Name	Grade	School	City
K–2nd	Eva Daugherthy	2nd	Chanute Christian Academy	Chanute
3rd–4th	Marisela Pu	3rd	Rolla Elementary School	Rolla
5–6th	Amanda Bilby	6th	Mulvane Middle School	Mulvane

HONORABLE MENTIONS (also included in the calendar):

Category	Name	Grade	School	City
K–2nd	Deja DeAnda	K	Gridley Elementary School	Gridley
K–2nd	Havana Olander	1st	Windom Elementary School	Little River
K–2nd	Callie Jones	2nd	Quincy Elementary School	Topeka
3rd–4th	Elle Kreighbaum	3rd	St Patrick Catholic School	Chanute
3rd–4th	Marissa Ruiz	3rd	Tecumseh South Elementary School	Tecumseh
3rd–4th	Alexis Salazar	4th	Pauline South Elementary School	Wakarusa
5–6th	Daniel Ackerman	5th	Marysville Elementary School	Marysville
5–6th	Kennedy Barnhouse	5th	Milford Elementary School	Milford
5–6th	Florence Felipe M. Barles	6th	St. Patrick Catholic School	Chanute