The Countryside Fire Protection District is sponsoring a Middle School Skit Contest focusing on Fire Safety & Burn Prevention.
BACKGROUND:
Fire Prevention Week is designed to provide an opportunity for fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing fire safety awareness and prevention messages in our communities.
CONTEST RULES:
Contest is open to 8th grade advisory groups at Hawthorn Middle North.
- The skit should be between 1.5 – 2 minutes long exploring fire safety/burn prevention topics.
- It should be educational, informational and appropriate for middle school. Students are strongly encouraged to visit the following websites for more information: National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org), Campus Firewatch (www.campus-firewatch.com), and Firesafety.gov for kids.
- Students must present at least three (3) informative and accurate facts about topic.
- All students in the advisory must participate.
- Skits to be performed live on stage Friday, January 31, 2014.
- All props and materials to be approved by Fireman Tony Rodkey.
PRIZES:
The entries will be judged by Countryside Firefighter/Paramedics and based on how well the rules above were met.
Grand Prize – $300.00 for a Buffalo Wild Wings party
Second Place Team – $200.00 for Cold Stone Creamery party
Third Place Team – $100.00 Robeks Juice party
EDUCATOR INFORMATION:
This contest addresses learning standard components 3C.4b, 3C.5b and 4B.4a (Grades 6-8) of the Illinois English Language Arts Curriculum Framework and Learning Standard – Contributing to the well-being of one’s school and community.
Contact our Public Education Coordinator Tony Rodkey via email at arodkey@countrysidefire.com, if you should need further details on the contest. Good luck!