County Students Advance in Fire Prevention Poster Contest

The Fayette County Firefighters Association recently judged fire poster contest finalists from all schools in Fayette County. They announced the winners on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The top three winners from each age division advanced to the regional contest, judged by representatives of the Guadalupe District of the Texas Firefighters and Fire Marshals Association. Fire Prevention Week was Oct. 5-11 with a focus this year on lithium ion batteries. The theme for this year’s fire poster contest was “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium Ion Batteries in your Home.”

Winners in the Pre-K and Kindergarten Division were (front, from left) Allie Neiser of St. Rose Catholic School-First Place, Hayes Novick of St. Rose-Second Place, Adelyn Montgomery of Sacred Heart Catholic School-Third Place. Honorable mention winners were (middle row) David Wick of Sacred Heart and Madeline Gulash of Sacred Heart. Not pictured was Honorable Mention winner Carlos Lopez of Round Top-Carmine Elementary. Presenting the awards were (back, from left) Keith Burcalow of Round Top-Warrenton VFD, Randy Noviskie of the Fayetteville VFD, Kenneth Chovanec of the La Grange VFD, Quentin Riche of the Schulenburg VFD and Erin Fritsch of the Ellinger VFD. Winners in the Intermediate Division (Grades 3 and 4) were (front, from left) Raiden Hedgpeth of Round Top-Carmine Elementary-First Place, Blake Markwardt of Sacred Heart Catholic School-Second Place and Lauren Lloyd of La Grange Elementary-Third Place. Honorable Mention winners were (middle row) Stockton Emshoff of Fayetteville Elementary, Mady Hodges of Sacred Heart and Hudson Novick of St. Rose Catholic School. Presenting the awards were (back, from left) Keith Burcalow of Round Top-Warrenton VFD, Randy Noviskie of the Fayetteville VFD, Kenneth Chovanec of the La Grange VFD, Quentin Riche of the Schulenburg VFD and Erin Fritsch of the Ellinger VFD. Winners in the Primary Division (Grades 1 and 2) were (from left) . Presenting the awards were (back, from left) Adriel Torres of La Grange Elementary-Honorable Mention, Harper Faldyn of La Grange Elementary-Honorable Mention, Maise Muske of Fayetteville Elementary-First Place, Harrison Novick of St. Rose Catholic School-Second Place, and Reeanna Ramirez of Sacred Heart Catholic School-Honorable Mention. Not pictured was Sami Montgomery of Sacred Heart-Third Place. Presenting the awards were Keith Burcalow of Round Top-Warrenton VFD, Randy Noviskie of the Fayetteville VFD, Kenneth Chovanec of the La Grange VFD, Quentin Riche of the Schulenburg VFD and Erin Fritsch of the Ellinger VFD. Winners in the Middle Division (Grades 5 and 6) were (front, from left) Tillie Zoch of Round Top-Carmine-First Place, Adelyn Hollas of St. Rose-Third Place and Helen Streiff of Sacred Heart-Honorable Mention. Not pictured were Dana Barron of La Grange-Second Place, Abigale McBride of St. Rose-Honorable Mention and Presley Byler of Sacred Heart-Honorable Mention. Presenting the awards were (back, from left) Keith Burcalow of Round Top-Warrenton VFD, Randy Noviskie of the Fayetteville VFD, Kenneth Chovanec of the La Grange VFD, Quentin Riche of the Schulenburg VFD and Erin Fritsch of the Ellinger VFD.