Literary Contest

Elementary, Individual

First place: “The Rise and Fall of Runion, North Carolina,” by Camille Hoffman, Brush Creek Black Bears, Brush Creek Elementary School, Marshall, Jeannie Miller, adviser.

Second place: “Events of the Polar Bears in WWII,”by Michael Furr, Aquadale Explorers, Aquadale Elementary School, Norwood, David Wagoner, adviser.

Third place: “All Roads Lead to North Carolina,”by Becca Grover, 3 C’s: Colonial Capital Club, The Epiphany School, New Bern, Cille Griffith, adviser.

Elementary, Group

First place: “Letters to and from the Homefront,”by Homeschoolers Unfolding History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Second place: “Exploring American Indian Culture in Eastern North Carolina,”by WHY? (What Happened Yesterday?), Trent Park Elementary School, New Bern, Jupp Rice, adviser.

Third place: “Madison County Rug Making,” by Brush Creek Black Bears, Brush Creek Elementary School, Marshall, Jeannie Miller, adviser.

Secondary, Individual

First place: “Tarheel Is History,”by Trent Davis, TEACH History Hunters, TEACH—The Eastern Association of Christian Homeschools, Washington, Terri Rouse, adviser.

Second place: “My Long Way to North Carolina,”by Stephanie Czarkowska, Charity Legacy 8, Charity Middle School, Rose Hill, Tom Anderson, adviser.

Third place: “Johnston County Is to Me. . . .” by Elise Allen, Homeschoolers Unfolding History, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, Smithfield, Elaine Forman, adviser.

Secondary, Group

First place: “Sacrifices Forgotten,”by TEACH History Hunters, TEACH—The Eastern Association of Christian Homeschools, Washington, Terri Rouse, adviser.

Second place: “From A–Z: Haiku History,”by Pepsi Cola Kids Club, The Epiphany School, New Bern, Cille Griffith, adviser.

Third place: “The Move: Preserving a Civil War Graveyard,”by Trailblazers, Christian Homeschool Association of Rocky Mount, Elm City, Melody Godwin, adviser.