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Students Rewarded with Fire Engine Ride

04/25/2016
Students Rewarded with Fire Engine Ride

The City of Allentown along with the Allentown Fire Department in partnership with the Allentown School District is rewarding the hard work of some elementary school students with a ride to school in a fire engine. The program begins Monday, May 3 at McKinley Elementary School and will conclude on Tuesday, May 31 at Union Terrace Elementary School.

Two students from each of the participating elementary schools have been selected by their principal to be rewarded with the ride. Students were selected for excellence in academics, academic improvement, behavior, citizenship, perfect attendance, work ethic, leadership in the classroom and safety patrol.

Schedule and Student Winners:

May 3, 2016 McKinley Elementary School
1124 Turner Street Janaleigh Gross & Yunalesca Vargas
May 4, 2016 Executive Academy Charter School
555 Union Boulevard Armando Perdomo & Jamal George Jr.
May 5, 2016 Ritter Elementary School
790 North Plymouth Street Jalyn Myers & Jacob Avila
May 6, 2016 Central Elementary School
829 W. Turner Street Emmanuel Ortiz & Nevaeh Hardison
May 11, 2016 Mosser Elementary
129 S. Dauphin Street Eli Aponte & Danielle Okwiri
May 13, 2016 Roosevelt Elementary
210 W. Susquehanna Street Mireya Ramos & Amelia Espada
May 16, 2016 Lehigh Parkway Elementary
1708 Coronado Street Wiktoria Dalomis & Jonathan Vernet
May 17, 2016 Sheridan Elementary School
521 N. 2nd Street Abel Trevino & Giana Ochoa
May 18, 2016 Jefferson Elementary
750 St. John Street JaRon Wiggins & Ariell Urban
May 19, 2016 Washington Elementary
837 N. 9th Street Carolina Galacia-Rivera & Jaxielyz Morell
May 23, 2016 Luis Ramos School
1430 West Allen Street Savannah Fabian & Angelo Varela
May 24, 2016 Cleveland Elementary School
424 N. Ninth Street Jaleah Young & Kenneth Alvarado
May 25, 2016 Muhlenberg Elementary
740 N. 21st Street Avery Lane & Brandon Reyes Perez
May 26, 2016 Hiram Dodd Elementary
1944 S. Church Street Skylar Swaby & Jayson Urena
May 27, 2016 Roberto Clemente Elementary Charter School
136 S. 4th Street #1 Danisha Lema & Sheyla Jimenez
May 31, 2016 Union Terrace Elementary
1939 Union Street Randy Maracho & Yariely Rodriguez

The students will be picked up at their home by a fire engine and transported to their respective school. Arrival at the public schools is expected between 9:05am and 9:15am. Arrival at the charter schools is expected around 8:30am. The students will also receive a certificate from the fire chief and signed by Mayor Ed Pawlowski in recognition of their achievement.

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