South Middle School eighth graders swept the seventh and eighth grade division of the annual Joplin Elks Lodge Essay Contest, taking first, second, and third place.
This year's essay topic was: "What I see when I look up at the American flag."
Jessica Cashion took first place, followed by Grace Randolph, and Michelle Holden.
In the fifth and sixth grade division, South sixth grader Mary Jean Miller finished in third place.
(Photo: Front row, from left, Mary Jean Miller, Michelle Holden, Grace Randolph, Jessica Cashion. Back row, Mr. Ron Mitchell, SMS principal, in center with representativse of the Joplin Elks Lodge. Photo by Matt Smith)
1 comment:
They had their work cut out for them selvs. But of coures they'r the smart ones.
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