Amador Branch wins our March Program of the Month, with their second annual Women’s History Month Essay Contest. Each junior high female contestant wrote an essay on “A Woman I Admire” and as always, they were impressive.
First place winners were Abbagail Neely (far left, with her mom) from Ione Jr. High, with an essay about Anne Frank entitled “Dear Diary,” and Sofia Neville-Segura (near left, with her mom) from Jackson Jr. High who wrote about J.K. Rowling in an essay entitled “Inspiration.”
Second place prizes went to Audrey Busi of Ione Jr. High with her essay “Selfless Woman, Loving Mother” about her mother, Darcie Busi, and a Jackson Jr. High student with her essay “Amy Carmichael.” Third place winners were Ione Jr. High students Sydney Julien, who wrote about Helen Keller in “The Woman Who Wowed Us All,” and Andrea Romero, who wrote about Susan B. Anthony in an essay entitled “Justice for Women.”