Essay winners

Courtesy of SMAC

Lake Writers, part of the Smith Mountain Arts Council, on June 2 presented awards to the winners of its essay contest for middle and high school students. They are (front row, from left) Megan Beisser; Hollie Wade; Moriah Vickery; Hannah Vickery; Katie Nicholson; Alexandra Powell; (back row, from left) and Lindsay Bohn; with Judy Reap, SMAC president; Becky Mushko, Lake Writers vice president; Marion Higgins, Lake Writers; and Jim Morrison, Lake Writers president.