Police Art & Essay: Seven Students Win Awards
The Bermuda Police Service welcomed the seven winners, aged 6-10, of the Police Week 2010 creative artwork and short essay competition to Police Headquarters in Prospect today [Oct 6]. From 9am to 2pm the winning students took part in various Police related activities, giving them an idea of what it would be like to be Commissioner of Police for a day.
After approximately 100 entries from the island’s primary schools, the seven students were selected by a committee based on their age appropriate artwork and or short essays on this year’s theme ‘Bridge to the Future.’
The seven Commissioners for the day initially met with Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva, Deputy Commissioner Mike Jackman, Assistant Commissioner Paul Wright and Assistant Commissioner David Mirfield in the Bermuda Police Service boardroom at Police Headquarters before ‘heading out on patrol.’
![Police Week 2010 COP for a Day [1]](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Police-Week-2010-COP-for-a-Day-1.JPG "Police Week 2010 COP for a Day [1]")
The winning students were:
- 6 year old Benjamin Floyd – Warwick Academy Primary School
- 8 year old Malay Robinson – West End Primary School
- 8 year old Izrael Pearman – Prospect Primary School
- 9 year old Delasia Williams – Dalton E. Tucker Primary School
- 9 year old Sydney West – Victor Scott Primary School
- 9 year old Sarai Tucker-Outerbridge – Harrington Sound Primary School
- 10 year old Kristian Singh – Purvis Primary School
Their tour included the various Police departments/units inlcuding, Marine Unit, Command Centre, Roads Policing Unit, Police Media Relations Unit, Community Action Team, K9 Unit
The seven also had lunch with Commissioner DeSilva and his senior officers in the Officers’ Mess. All received certificates for their outstanding entries and were special guests at the Beat the Retreat tonight at 8pm in St. George’s.
![Police Week 2010 COP for a Day [2]](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Police-Week-2010-COP-for-a-Day-2.JPG "Police Week 2010 COP for a Day [2]")
Yesterday, also as part of their Police Week celebrations to celebrate 131 years of service, the Police hosted dynamic displays on the Police field in Prospect. Various groups and sets of school children visited, and we caught the Prospect Primary school group while they were there:
The Police Week celebrations started with the Gymkhana, and continues with the following events:
- Thursday, October 7th – Sports Day, Police Field; 9:30am start
- Thursday, October 7th – BBQ at Police Recreation Club (PRC) 5pm start; Sports Day Awards at PRC; 6pm start.
- Friday, October 8th – Ex/Former Police Officers Memorial & Social – Police Recreation Club; 5pm start.
- Saturday, October 9th – Police Ball, Fairmont Southampton; 6:o0pm Cocktails
