Winning first place and the scholarships to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ were, from left, Amber Rayne Jenkins of Pisgah High School; Katie Rester of Brandon, Hartfield Academy, short story and Kim Hill of Northwest Rankin High School, poetry. (April Garon/ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ)
Three Rankin County students won full tuition scholarships for a year to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ after placing first place in the annual Rankin Campus Literary Festival on April 6.
The top winners also won cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place.
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All poetry winners include, from left, Kim Hill, Northwest Rankin High School, first; Hayley Bounds, Pearl High School, second; Amber Roberts, Pearl High School, third and Alecia G. Woodford, Pisgah High School, honorable mention. (April Garon/ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ)
All short story winners include, from left, Katie Rester of Brandon, Hartfield Academy, first; Jordan T. Hariel of Brandon, Hariel Homeschool, second; Amber Rayne Jenkins, Pisgah High School, third; Laura Wingo of Brandon, Hartfield Academy, honorable mention and, not pictured, Mackenzie Beth Crowell, Puckett High School, honorable mention. (April Garon/ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ)
All essay winners include, from left, Amber Rayne Jenkins of Pisgah High School, first place; Madison Lauryl Newman of Brandon, East Rankin Academy, second; Lauren Nicole Parker of Lena, East Rankin Academy, third; Krissy Watkins of Lena, East Rankin Academy, honorable mention. (April Garon/ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ)