The Health Promotion Committee of the Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Alliance is happy to announce the winners of a writing contest sponsored by the GGSMA. Middle school students were encouraged to create a poem, a narrative, or an essay that incorporated this year’s theme, “Stand Up and Say Something”. This topic was chosen to challenge the students to think about bullying, and to empower them with the thought process to do their part in helping to eliminate bullying in our schools.

Three winners were chosen, each receiving a plaque commemorating the award. In addition, the three winners received gift cards from Target valued at $100.00 for 1^st place, $75.00 for 2^nd place and $50.00 for third place.

The winners were:

1^st place - Nicholas Ritchie of Jackson Middle School

2^nd place – Krysten Dalton of Allen Middle School

3^rd place Angela Dukes of Allen Middle School

Klah Blackstock and Lyric Covington, both of Allen Middle School, received honorable mention.