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Winners named in student essay contest
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2008
Three students from Beach Middle School have been named local winners in the 39th annual "America & Me" essay contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.
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The three students are Chelsea Friday, first; Spencer Gines, second; and Sarah Wood, third. All three received award certificates for their achievement.
As the school's first-place winner, Chelsea's name will also be engraved on a plaque for permanent display in the school.
Beach Middle School's participation in the essay contest was sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance agent Rick Eder of Chelsea.
Chelsea Friday's first-place essay now advances to the state level competition, from which the top 10 essays in Michigan will be selected.
The statewide winners, who will be announced later this month, will receive plaques, cash, and U.S. savings bonds valued from $500 to $1,000.
In addition, the top 10 essayists will be honored at a banquet in Lansing, meet with Michigan governmental leaders, and be the featured guests at a Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball game dedicated in their honor.
A team of finalist judges that includes a top Michigan government official and the sponsoring teachers of last year's top two statewide winners will determine the ranking of the top 10 statewide winners this year.
Several thousand eighth-grade students from more than 500 Michigan schools participated in the 2007-08 America & Me Essay Contest, which was conducted with the help of Farm Bureau Insurance agents across the state. The topic of this year's contest was "My Personal Hero."
Started in 1968 and open to all Michigan eighth-grade students, the contest encourages youngsters to explore their roles in America's future.
As sponsor of the contest, Farm Bureau Insurance has earned 11 national awards from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Penn.
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