Warren students show police appreciation with meals, tokens today
WARREN
It’s nice being a police officer on those occasions when the people they serve say “thank you” — considering that the job frequently puts cops in contact with badly behaving people who don’t want them around.
Today was one such occasion, as about 30 students from Warren G. Harding High School provided breakfast and lunch, as well as a plaque giving thanks to the Warren Police Department.
The students are members of the school’s Student Council and Key Club, which is a youth service organization connected to the Kiwanis organization.
In addition to providing meals and the plaque Thursday, the students and their adviser, Karen Massori, brought the officers magnets containing the Police Officer’s Prayer for them to place on their lockers.
And they brought the department’s two police dogs, Maxx and Czar, a basket containing a huge bone, rope toys, balls and other items.
The younger children from the district’s four pre-school through grade 8 buildings also participated.
John Payiavlas, a Harding sophomore, said many people have criticized police officers around the country, which makes it more important than ever “to show how much we appreciate the job they do.”
Read more about the students' gesture in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.