GOOD CITIZEN AWARD WINNERS – Good Citizens (from left) Nikki Castilaw, and Cole Gandenberger.
ESSAY CONTEST AWARD WINNERS – Essay Contrest winners (from left) Mary Beth Coates, Makayla Russell, and Chris Ellis.
Cherokee Rose Chapter, NSDAR, met Wednesday, March 23 at Covington Memorial Library in Hazlehurst. Special guests were American History Essay Contest Winners, 6th grade students from Copiah Academy, Makayla Russell, 1st place; Chris Ellis, 2nd place; Mary Beth Coates, 2nd place (tie); family members Bill and Becky Russell, Jennifer Ellis, and Brandi Coates; and teachers Becky Walker and Susan Toney. The students read their informative and entertaining essays on “A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act.” DAR sponsors the American History Essay Contest in schools each year to raise awareness of significant historical people, places, dates, and events.
To read more about the winners, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.
