Mayor A. George Pradel and Chief Robert W. Marshall recently recognized the students whose artwork appears on the 2014-2015 Crime Prevention Calendar, in the Naperville Municipal Center Council Chambers. Each student received a special certificate of appreciation signed by Mayor Pradel and Chief Marshall for participating in the Crime Prevention Calendar contest.
For 28 years, the Crime Prevention Calendar has been produced by the Naperville Police Department. The project is sponsored by the Exchange Club of Naperville, Naperville Junior Woman’s Club, CrimeStoppers and area schools. This year, approximately 18,000 calendars were produced and delivered during the first week of classes for distribution, free of charge, to elementary school students in Districts 203, 204 and five area private schools.
District 203 Winners: Marina Polavieja, Beebe; Emme Lahey, Ellsworth; Abby Christman, Elmwood; Anna Huber, Highlands; Joann Joseph, Kingsley; Maya Santhanam, Maplebrook; Sophia Zhao, Meadow Glens; Ivy Chen, Mill Street; Mackenzie Skeen, Naper; Natalie Corcoran, Prairie; Holy Kim, Ranch View; Paige Lafferty, River Woods; Aimee Emery and Katy Egler, Scott; Joyce Zhang, Steeple Run.
District 204 Winners: Kishor Moorthy, Brookdale; Zach Malbon, Brooks; Tala Yaghmour, Builta; Shannon Gillespie, Clow; Vinay Agrawal, Cowlishaw; Tamorah Johnson, Fry; Sarah Harej, Georgetown; Allison Clark, Gombert; Lauren Jacover, Graham; Anthony Anderson, Kendall; Ella Read, Longwood; Kaitlyn Kowalik, McCarty; Karma Carter, Owen; Max Knutson, Patterson; Anna Kristianson, Peterson; Annika Teune, Springbrook; Daniela Flores, Steck; Nathan Avila, May Watts; Jada-Marie Griggs, Welch; Rebecca Li, White Eagle; Luke Jachimiec, Young.
Private School Winners: Kevin Schuele, All Saints Catholic Academy; Casey Clasen, Bethany Lutheran; Michelle Aum, Calvary Christian; Will Rocchi and John Weidenbach, Saints Peter & Paul; Katy Dumais, St. Raphael.
Mayor A. George Pradel is shown on this year’s cover with the following students (in alphabetical order): Zach Browning, Maya Davis, Christina Downs, Harold Downs III, Jake Howard, Piper Jourdan, Sam Jourdan, Ryan Liberio, Mike Marshall, Robby Marshall, Bridget Ogan, Colleen Rafferty.
The Crime Prevention Calendar project is a community service project that involves many facets of the community working together: schools, government, the police department, and community organizations.
