Press release
Bucyrus Council #334 of United Commercial Travelers (UCT) sponsored a Safety Poster Contest for children attending Hannah Crawford Elementary School in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Children did their own original artwork, but were permitted to use computer generated items, paste-on items from magazines, made from construction paper, etc. They were allowed to pick their own subject of safety. A variety of subjects were picked including Internet and social media misuse, bullying, weather, and fire safety.
Winners included Sydney Stirm, 3rd Place; Ella Agee, Honorable Mention; Allison Chamberlin, Honorable Mention; Izzy Novack, Honorable Mention; Aiden Shull, Honorable Mention; Crystal Smith, Honorable Mention; Addison Kemery, Honorable Mention; Logan Cochran, 2nd Place; and Gracie Stirm, 1st Place.
Students with developmental disabilities at Pioneer Career & Technology under Fairway School Teacher, Cheryl Williams, also participated in the Safety Poster Contest for their age and division. Students receiving honorable mention at this level included: Andrew Bishop; Namisha Clinard; Brittni Denzer; Shyna Drew; Lyndsay Kemerley; Harley Lewis; Derrick Meyer; and Jamie Phillips.
All posters mentioned above will now travel to Broadman, Ohio on June 8 to compete against other posters, in their division, from all over Ohio at the UCT Ohio Grand/Regional Convention. 1st place winners at the regional convention will then travel to Greenville, South Carolina in July where they will compete against other posters, in their division, from all over the United States and Canada at the UCT Supreme Convention.
