Public Safety Poster Contest Winners Recognized

La Mirada Mayor Larry Mowles (left) presents certificate to Jade Perez of La Mirada High School (center) for 1st Place in her age group. At right is Perez’ teacher Catherine Guerra.

This year’s Public Safety Poster Contest winners were honored with awards at the Oct. 28 City Council meeting. Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade participated in this year’s poster contest. The annual contest promotes safety awareness among La Mirada students. This year’s theme was, “Safety Tools are your Best Rules.”

The contest was held from Sept. 8 through Sept. 26 and more than 400 students participated. Public Safety Commissioners served as judges and awarded first, second and third place winners in each age category.

This year’s winners were:

Kindergarten and First Grade:

1st Place       Simeon Kim, Eastwood Elementary School

2^nd Place        Audrey Lee, Eastwood Elementary School

3^rd Place        Joseph Murguia, Escalona Elementary School

Second and Third Grade:

1^st Place        Lilly Tran, Escalona Elementary School

2^nd Place        Calista Cardenas, Escalona Elementary School

3^rd Place        Adrian Virgen, Escalona Elementary School

Fourth and Fifth Grade:

1^st Place        Brooke Gonzalez, Escalona Elementary School

2^nd Place        Isabela Adormeo, Beatitudes of Our Lord School

3^rd Place        Marina Saffold, Escalona Elementary School

Sixth through Eighth Grade:

1^st Place        Jannah Orbita, Beatitudes of Our Lord School

2^nd Place        Gabby Schilling, Beatitudes of Our Lord School

3^rd Place        Mehlis Montealegre, Beatitudes of Our Lord School

Ninth through Twelfth Grade:

1^st Place        Jade Perez, La Mirada High School

2^nd Place        Dana Mork, La Mirada High School

3^rd Place        Chellsea Coronado, La Mirada High School