Alpha Zeta announces essay winners in lieu of ceremony

Once again, Alpha Zeta sponsored its 29th annual creative writing contest to the students in Phillips County and Hinsdale. The topic of which students wrote was Do Manners Matter. First, second, third and honorable mention places were awarded in these categories: Kindergarten, First and Second, Third and Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, Seventh and Eighth, and High School.

There were 330 entries submitted in the contest, and they were judged by at least two judges in each category. The essays/poems were judged on content, originality, language and mechanics, and neatness. The creative writing committe...