CLASS HONORS LOCAL POLICE HERO.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CASTAIC - They started with the father of our country and finished with the father of a student. The second-graders in Sue Jackson's and Michelle Olafsson's class at Castaic Elementary School elementary school: see school. celebrated February as Heroes Month, creating tributes to famous politicians and human-rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. Then a real, live hero walked into the classroom Friday morning when Burbank motorcycle Officer Michael Gibbons Michael Gibbons or Michael Gibbon may refer to Sport:
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denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize fought for space on his chest with another medal - a gold medallion presented to Gibbons by the council in 1998 for riding his motorcycle into a smoke-filled Macy's department store to search for victims. Against a backdrop of blue and red construction paper with drawings of flags and the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom , Gibbons spoke in an easy manner to the children, stressing safety over heroism in his day-to-day duties. One of the items on display among the images was a Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. brochure about driving safely, with a picture of Gibbons astride a·stride adv. 1. With a leg on each side: riding astride. 2. With the legs wide apart. prep. 1. On or over and with a leg on each side of. 2. his motorcycle on the back page. The children each had written a letter to Gibbons thanking him for his heroic efforts and, as a group, recited a poem to the police officer when he arrived. ``I may not be a Washington, a Lincoln or a Lee, but I can be the very best there is to be of me,'' the poem began. A young blond pupil named Courtney stood and read, ``I'm glad you saved that man. Was it very hot in the car? Thank you for keeping us all safe.'' Gibbons fielded numerous questions on everything from his uniform to his gun and a knife kept in his boot, which he referred to as his ``seat belt cutter.'' After being presented with a Community Service Award from the classroom, he posed for a picture with the class and gave his daughter a quick hug on the way out. The 21-year veteran officer said that while receiving accolades from his City Council is special, ceremonies like Friday's are especially meaningful. ``It's always an honor to be recognized,'' he said. ``But I get a little more pleasure out of this. This brings it home.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Burbank police Officer Michael Gibbons, honored twice by his City Council for bravery, shakes hands with a second-grader from his daughter Stephanie's class at Castaic Elementary School in Castaic. (2 -- 3) After his talk, part of a study of heroes, Officer Michael Gibbons gives daughter Stephanie a hug. Michael Owen
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