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
2nd Place Audrey Lee, Eastwood Elementary School
3rd Place Joseph Murguia, Escalona Elementary School
Second and Third Grade:
1st Place Lilly Tran, Escalona Elementary School
2nd Place Calista Cardenas, Escalona Elementary School
3rd Place Adrian Virgen, Escalona Elementary School
Fourth and Fifth Grade:
1st Place Brooke Gonzalez, Escalona Elementary School
2nd Place Isabela Adormeo, Beatitudes of Our Lord School
3rd Place Marina Saffold, Escalona Elementary School
Sixth through Eighth Grade:
1st Place Jannah Orbita, Beatitudes of Our Lord School
2nd Place Gabby Schilling, Beatitudes of Our Lord School
3rd Place Mehlis Montealegre, Beatitudes of Our Lord School
Ninth through Twelfth Grade:
1st Place Jade Perez, La Mirada High School
2nd Place Dana Mork, La Mirada High School
3rd Place Chellsea Coronado, La Mirada High School