GCA 8th Grade Students Win Essay Contest
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!Three students from George Crockett Academy have been named local winners in the 41st annual America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. Denatae Clemons earned a first place award; La’Kaila Daley and Devin Armour took second and third place awards, respectively. All three students received award certificates for their achievement. As the school's first place winner, Deantae's name will also be engraved on a plaque for permanent display in the school. Deantae Clemons’ first place essay now advances to the state level competition, from which the top ten essays in Michigan will be selected. The top ten statewide winners, who will be announced in April, will receive a plaque, a medallion, and a cash award of $1000. In addition, the top ten essayists will be honored at a banquet in Lansing, meet with Michigan's top governmental leaders and be the featured guests at a Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball game dedicated in their honor. Several thousand students in grade 8 from nearly 500 Michigan schools participated in this year's contest. The topic was "My Personal American Hero."
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