Sponsored by the YWCA of Wheeling and the Martin Luther King Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission. Governor Cecil H. Underwood will recognize the essay contest winners at an awards luncheon on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex.
Grades 1-5
1st Place Cassandra Smith, 4th grade, Riverside Elementary School,
Williamson
2nd Place Jon Hawkins, 5th grade, Roosevelt Elementary School,
Point Pleasant
3rd Place Loran Singleton, 5th grade, Norwood Elementary School,
Stonewood
Grades 6-8
1st Place Caitlin Bailey, 8th grade, John Adams Junior High School,
Charleston
2nd Place Richard Leach, 8th grade, John Adams Junior High School,
Charleston
3rd Place Rebecca Simmerman, 6th grade, St. Mary's Grade School,
Clarksburg
Grades 9-12
1st Place Lara Marshall, 11th grade, Wheeling Park High School,
Wheeling
2nd Place Amber Bauer, 11th grade, Wheeling Park High School,
Wheeling
3rd Place Beth Kelley, 12th grade, University High School,
Morgantown