Three local students are the winners of the Mehlville Optimist Club’s annual essay contest. This year’s topic was ‘Optimism Should be a Priority.’ Essay Contest Chairman Craig Riek commented that the scores of the top contestants were so close each could have won first place.
Pictured, from left, are: Riek, second-place winner Christopher Givens of Bernard Middle School, first-place winner Anna Kuschel of Green Park Lutheran School and third-place winner Kierra Kellum of Washington Middle School.