Crime & Safety
Winners Announced in Forsyth Fire Contest
Students from Shiloh Point, Haw Creek and Broowood Elementary Schools win third annual fire safety poster contest.
The winners of this year's Fire Safety Poster Contest were announced recently and include the following:
- Ava Leavitt, a student at Shiloh Point Elementary School
- Audrey Padgett, a student at Haw Creek Elementary School
- Shayla Noelle Zwingman, a student at Brookwood Elementary School
All three winners were treated to a pizza party with their class and local firefighters.
The three runners up include:
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- Rileigh Sheridan, a student at Matt Elementary School
- Caroline Willman, a student at Brookwood Elementary School
- Pia Ghosh, a student at Brookwood Elementary School
This was the third year of the contest hosted by the Forsyth County Fire Department.
“We are certainly proud of these students, and of every student who submitted a poster,” said Fire Chief Danny Bowman. “We hope that the positive fire safety messages these young artists conveyed through their posters will be impactful to all who see them.”
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The three winners and three runners up will have the honor of having their artwork displayed in county buildings. The students were also recognized for their poster designs by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners at their May 2 meeting.
All third grade students in Forsyth County public and private schools, as well as home-schooled students, were encouraged to submit their own original designs and artwork for the poster contest.
