Essay winners

The following pupils from Lakeside Middle School in Mrs. Dorn's grammar/writing classes have won or placed in the following competitions:

Augusta State Young Writer's Contest - Middle School Poetry: Third place - Trey Bowen; honorable mention - Kyle Lawson; Certificate of Achievement - Judith Chang, John Richards, Tyler Corcoran and Hilary Hobelman.

Outstanding African American Essay Contest Sponsored by The Augusta Chronicle and the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History: Honorable Mention - Haley Powell.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Committee Essay Contest: Second place - Poorvi Chabra.

Augusta Elk's Lodge Drug Awareness Essay Contest: First place - Hannah Hall; second place - Ellie Moore; honorable Mention - Carolyn Turner.