Last month, the Optimist Club of Raleigh recognized three Holly Ridge Middle School students as winners of their annual essay contest. This year’s essay topic was “The Internet: Today’s Evolution or Tomorrow’s Menace?” The winners and their parents attended a special Optimist Club luncheon where the students were awarded scholarship checks, medallions, and certificates of participation. All three winners are 7th grade students in Ms. Valita Papes’ Language Arts class.
Left to right: Wade Johnson – first place, Alexis Dorr – second place, and Allen Botwick – third place







