Mike Cothern with a Seahawk future fireman
If you have a question about fire safety, ask a White Rock Elementary kindergartener.
On Tuesday, the Seahawks welcomed Mike Cothern, WRE dad and public safety officer for the town of Highland Park. Mike is trained as a fire fighter, a police officer and a paramedic, and he gave all the kindergarten classes instruction in fire safety and fire prevention. (Did you know that every 16 seconds, a fire department somewhere in the United States responds to a fire?)
Mike, a former Marine officer and 5-time Iron Man triathlete, graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1991. He and wife, Ashly, have four children, who attend (or will soon attend) WRE.
The White Rock Elementary kindergarten hears from Mike Cothern.
Kindergarten students try on firefighters’ gear.
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.
