Thank you to TREGO ELEMENTARY, FORTINE ELEMENTARY, and Lincoln County High School Principals, Teachers, Parents, and Students for making the 2024 Americanism Essay Contest such a success. Last year we had 11 participants, this year we had 21! Our ALA Unit #74 members spent many hours reading and re-reading each essay to determine the best essays to submit to the next level of the competition. All GOLD MEDAL winners in each Division will be sent on to the next level of competition. Congratulations to all medal winners and participants. FORTINE ELEMENTARY WINNERS ARE: Dessie Stoffer: GOLD medal, $25, Teacher: Laura Pluid; Jessie Atherton, GOLD medal $25 , Teacher: Laura Pluid; Gavin Peltier, SILVER medal, $15, Teacher: Laura Pluid; Lexi Otto, SILVER medal,$15, Teacher: Laura Pluid; Caleb Campbell, BRONZE medal, $10, Teacher Laura Pluid; Zoey Pisk, BRONZE medal, $10, Teacher: Laura Pluid; Marcus Montgomery, Honorable Mention, Certificate of Appreciation, Teacher: Laura Pluid TREGO ELEMENTARY WINNERS ARE: Alice Bossard, GOLD medal $25, Teacher: Sabrina Stotts; Emit Zirbel, GOLD medal, $25, Teacher: Sabrina Stotts; Austin Vanderyacht, GOLD medal, $25, Teacher: Sabrina Stotts; Liam Morris, Honorable Mention, Certificate of Appreciation, Teacher: Sabrina Stotts. LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS Grade Level 9/10: Colin Hickman, Grade Level 11/12 Ethan Kovalenko. Participants: Zoey Hanson, Abigayle Huff, Anna Sun, Rome Prince, Owen Hull, Lilian Williams, Stella Peterson, Danial Lemer, Isabella Cotto, Mielyh Bozarth