Date:    11/25/02 
Contact: Sarah Dubose (864) 656-4049;sdbs@Clemson.edu 
Writer:  Susan Bedingfield (864) 656-3876;sbeding@clemson.edu

Statewide winners of 4-H 
fire safety contest listed

     CLEMSON  Children from across the state will be honored for their
winning 4-H Fire Safety essays and posters.
     The awards ceremony will be held on Sat. Dec. 7th at the Clemson
University Madren Center.
     The contest was a statewide effort to make young people aware of 
fire safety issues. This year's theme was "Team Up for Fire Safety," 
according to Sarah Dubose, fire safety education coordinator for 
Clemson Extension. 
     Independent Insurance Agents of South Carolina, the S.C. State 
Firemen's Association and the S.C. Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, 
along with Clemson Extension, sponsored the contest.
     First place received $100 and a trophy; second place received $50 
and a trophy. Schools received a trophy, and first place winning 
teachers received $50 for their classrooms.
     Students from grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 competed in poster or
creative writing categories.
     First place in creative writing were: Katie Pufpaff, Greenville 
County, Plain Elementary School (K-2); Emily Crosby, Georgetown County, 
Black River Elementary School (3-5); Mary Pat Bradshaw, Georgetown 
County, Low County Day School (6-8); Cory O'Tuel, Marlboro County, 
Marlboro Academy (9-12). 
     Second place: Diaudra Smith, Union County Monarch Elementary 
School(K-2); Tyler Hargett, Spartanburg County, Boiling Springs 
Elementary School (3-5); Katie Newell, Dillon County, Lake View Middle 
School(6-8); Eboni-Shanielle Wafford, Cherokee County, Gaffney Sr. High 
School (9-12). 
     First place poster art winners: Phillip Shuler, Sumter County, 
Wilson Hall Elementary School (K-2); Charlotte Jackson, Marlboro 
County, Marlboro Academy (3-5); Joey Nelson, Charleston County, Cario 
Middle School (6-8); Jamie Preston, Clarendon County, Manning High 
School (9-12).
     Second place poster art winners: Joshua Jackson, Cherokee County,
Gaffney Christian (K-2); Hunter McElveen, Lee County, Robert E. Lee 
Academy (3-5); Christian Po, Horry County, North Myrtle Beach Middle 
School (6-8); Erin Clarke, Greenville County, Blue Ridge High School 
(9-12).

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