Pasadena Memorial High School senior Yoni Figueroa took first place in his division in the Houston Fire Museum 33rd Annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest. His poster depicted a burning candle with the message “Don’t leave burning candles unattended.”

He and his teacher Victor Raygoza were honored along with other division winners and their teachers at a ceremony recently where he received his cash award. Figueroa and the other winners also rode on the vintage fire truck in the Washington Mutual Thanksgiving Day Parade.