Countryside Fire Protection District is  sponsoring a Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!–a Fire Safety & Burn Prevention Poster Contest.  The contest is open to all Kindergarten through 5th grade level classrooms.  Each grade level will have a first, second and third place winner from all entries from the schools with Kindergarten through 5th grade, which include students enrolled in the following participating schools:

Country Meadow, Diamond Lake, Fremont Elementary, Fremont Intermediate, Hawthorn Aspen Elementary, Hawthorn North Elementary, Hawthorn South Elementary, Hawthorn Townline Elementary, Hawthorn Dual Language Elementary, Hawthorn School for Young Learners, John Powers School & West Oak Intermediate School.  Entries must be submitted no later than Friday, September 20, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. with registration form(s) to:

Lt. Tony Rodkey – Fire & Life Safety Director
Countryside Fire Protection District
600 Deerpath Drive, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061

Rules

• • Posters created by students must be original artwork. No copyright artwork, characters or name brands can be used in the poster, so be creative!
  • Size of the poster must be 11 x 17 in size.  NOTE: 11×17 poster board paper was provided to each participating art teacher in the school.
  • Poster is to reflect this year’s NFPA Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you!”
  • Students must submit posters no later than FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024.
  • Release form must be attached to the back of each poster.
  • No copyrighted artwork, characters or name brands can be used in the poster, but we encourage everyone to be creative.

Judging

Each student of Kindergarten through 5^th grade within the schools of the Countryside Fire School District listed above can submit a poster on 11” x 17” to their school office or drop off at Countryside Fire Station 600 Deerpath Drive, Vernon Hills, IL.  The Countryside Fire Protection District Firefighters will review the posters based on rules/criteria listed.

Prizes