Jim Fox of Cape Girardeau central High School won first place in the Excelsior Optimist Club Essay Contest.
The winning entry will be submitted to the Optimist District Competition for judging against other Optimist Club winners throughout Missouri.
The winner of the district competition will be awarded an expense-paid trip to the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Penn. in July for a four-day conference.
Taking second place in the competition was Catherine Gooden and third place was Crystal Miller, both students at Central High.
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