1st Annual CHS Fire Academy Awards Night

Asst. Chief Tabbi Beck Pins collar brass on newly elected Asst. Chief Taylor Beverly
Chief Allen speaks about Qualities needed in the Fire Service Today
Captain Amber Cline presents Chief Tabbi Beck with Memory Book

CHS FIRE ACADEMY AWARDS NIGHT
2011

May 24th marked a milestone in the History of the CHS Fire Academy.
This night we had many parents, families, and recruits together for the first CHS Fire Academy Awards Night.
We started the evening off with the Presentation of the Colors by the CHS Fire Academy Honor Guard under the direction of Miss Amber Cline.
The Invocation followed and was delivered by Mr. Hayden Link.
Chief Barlow delivered "The Year In Review" which provided us with some pretty amazing Statistics about the CHS Fire Academy.

Deputy Chief of Operations for the Concord Dept. of Fire and Life Safety Mr. Ray Allen was our speaker and spoke about the Qualities that it takes to be a Firefighter. Chief Allen also mentioned the pieces of the World Trade Center that are scheduled to soon become a part of our Memorial Wall and the Memorial at Station 8.
During the program we recognized our Officers from each Battalion from this school year. We also recognized our Seniors that will be graduating as well as the seniors from last year.
We recognized our Honor Guard members and our Skills USA Team members.

Chief Barlow presented several awards which are the most prestigious.
The Good Jake Award is an Award for the Most Improved.
Recipients this year are:
Amber Cline - Honor Guard
Zack McClure
Austin Riley
The Training Award is presented to the individual(s)
that consistently demonstrate the Best Practical Skills.
Recipients this year :
Nathan Bryant
Taylor Beverly
The Chief's Award is presented to the recruit
with the Highest Academic Average.
Recipients this year are:
Battalion II
Jonathan Wiles aka. "Ace"
Battalion III
Nathan Bryant aka. "Tigger"

The program continued with a Video made up of short video clips
taken throughout the school year.
This transitioned into a "Roast" and introduction of our Assistant Chief - Tabbi Beck.
Chief Beck shared a few words about what it meant to her
to serve as the first Assistant Chief - (Student Chief) of the CHS Fire Academy.

As she concluded her thoughts, Captain Amber Cline came forward to present to Chief Beck a Scrapbook/Memory Book of Photos and Quotes from her tenure at the CHS Fire Academy. Amber had put this together for Chief Tabbi so that she could enjoy looking back.

Next on the program was the Pinning Ceremony. Chief Beck took the envelope that contained the Memo from Chief Barlow announcing the New Assistant Chief for 2011-2012 and opened it and read the Memo.
Taylor Beverly was called to the front to receive his
Assistant Chief Collar Brass for the coming year.
Chief Tabbi Beck will serve concurrently with Chief Taylor Beverly until the 2011 Graduation.
The Awards Night began to wind down
with the playing of the CHSFA Video from Semester I
and then the Semester II Video
Will James - aka. "Duck" wrote and performed
a single titled "The Academy".
After sharing this with the audience, the Awards night drew to a close.

Thanks to all of the Concord Fire and Life Safety personnel that came out and supported us on this evening as well as throughout the year. Thanks also to the Parents and the Family members, that made the effort to come out for this event. It means a lot to me as the Chief of the program, but it really means even more to the recruits. Thanks for a Great Year.
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