The American essay contest from the Dexter Elks Lodge was held with the topic, “What does patriotism mean to me?”
The top two winners will go on to the next division contest. Winers are from Richland Grade School.
They are first place, fifth-grader Jackson Porter and sixth-grader Emma McMullin; and second place, sixth-graders Alexis Smith and Aubrie Cassinger.
Pictured are: Chairman Randy Northington, Porter, Smith, McMullin, and Richland teacher Elizabeth Pearson.