Literary Contest

Elementary division, individual

First place: “Mars Hill,” by Mary Bishop, Brush Creek Black Bears, Brush Creek Elementary School, Marshall, Anita Henry and Jeannie Miller, advisers.

Second place: “The Great Wagon Road,”by Danielle Gray, Parkton Junior Historians, Parkton Elementary School, Parkton, Janice Gardner, adviser.

Elementary division, group

First place: “A Log Album of the USS North Carolina,”by Homeschoolers Unfolding State History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Second place: “Long Ridge School,”by Brush Creek Black Bears, Brush Creek Elementary School, Marshall, Anita Henry and Jeannie Miller, advisers.

Intermediate division, individual

No winners awarded this year.

Intermediate division, group

First place: “Founding Families of Mount Airy,” by Jesse Franklin Pioneers, Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, Mount Airy, Heather Elliot, adviser.

Second place: “A Look into Our Southern Past: Averasboro Battlefield,”by Homeschoolers Unfolding North Carolina History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Secondary division, individual

First place: “O. Henry: Life of an American Short Story Author,” by Caitlyn Allen, Homeschoolers Unfolding History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Second place: “Discovering My Family History: A Combination of Four Family Trees,” by Valerie Bailey, Homeschoolers Unfolding History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Secondary division, group

No winners awarded this year.