PEARL โ Jordan Olivia Watts, a Northwest Rankin High School student, and Alexandria Carr, a Park Place Christian Academy student, were the winners of [tweetable alt=””]full tuition scholarships to ะยฒสอ๘ for taking first place in the annual Rankin Campus Literary Festival on April 8.[/tweetable]
Watts won in the poetry category for โThe Death Penalty.โ Carr took the top honor in the essay category for โOur Greatest Resource.โ In addition to the scholarship, both won $100, a medallion and certificate.
Winners of the annual festival also included:
- Molly Clair Saunders, Park Place Christian Academy, second place, poetry
- Mari Kathryn Cook, Pearl High School, third place, poetry
- Dakota Conway, Richland High School, honorable mention, poetry
- Alexandra Ownby, Northwest Rankin High School, honorable mention, poetry
- Haley Beth Williams, Park Place Christian Academy, second place, essay
- James Mitchell Flickner, East Rankin Academy, third place, essay
- Tia Patrick, Northwest Rankin High School, honorable mention, essay
- Zachary Tyler Harper, Pelahatchie Attendance Center, honorable mention, essay
- Kathryn Long, Hartfield Academy, honorable mention, essay
Second place winners won $50 and a certificate; third place winners won $25 and a certificate.