The Fort Findlay chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated several local students at an Honors Tea May 20 at 2 pm. at the Salem United Methodist Church.

Each year, the national organization sponsors an American history essay contest for students in grades 5-8, with this year's topic focusing on the settlement of the Jamestown Colony. The topic was selected to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. In the essay, students were to assume the persona of an early settler and write a letter to family members who remained in England. Additionally, students in all grades (pre-school through high school) had the opportunity to participate in art , creative expression and community service contests by using posters, stamps, photo essays, banners, poems, short stories and community projects to convey the message of "Jamestown Settlement: An American Beginning."

Winners are awarded at each level of competition - chapter, state, division and national, and are acknowledged with certificates, medals and monetary awards. The following students were category winners, with their grade and school notated followed by how they placed locally, statewide and nationally.

Poster - Caleb Breece, second grade, home schooled, first local, first state, first division; Laken Fletcher, fourth grade, Vanlue, first local, second state; Haley Bonham, fourth grade, Vanlue, second local; Seth Arnold, fourth grade, Vanlue, third local; Haley Tong, fifth grade, Vanlue, first local, first state, second division; Marissa Missler, fifth grade, Vanlue, second local; Nicholas Hagerity, fifth grade, Vanlue, third local; Emily Rodriguez, sixth grade, Vanlue, first local, second state; Joshua Clymer, sixth grade, Vanlue, second local; Hayley Carr, sixth grade, Vanlue, third local

Poetry - Seth Arnold, fourth grade, Vanlue, first local, first state, third division; Jaden Stahl, fourth grade, Bigelow Hill, second local; Haley Banham, fourth grade, Vanlue, third local; Sierra Ray, fifth grade, Vanlue, first local, second state; Taylor Kloepfer, fifth grade, Vanlue, second local; Lee Summers, fifth grade, Vanlue, third local
Short Story - Marcus Lawson, fourth grade, Bigelow Hill, first local, first state, Honor Mention division; Allison Fink, fourth grade, Heritage Christian, second local; Hannah Warren, fifth grade, St. Michael's, first local, first state, first division, third national; Sally Green, sixth grade, Cory-Rawson, first local, second state

History Essays - Bridgette Beggs, fifth grade, Washington, first local; Sarah Barwig, fifth grade, St. Michael's, second local; Elliott Ice, sixth grade, Cory-Rawson, first local
Stamp - Michaela Breece, fourth grade, home schooled, first local, first state, second division; Dion Roebuck, fourth grade, Bigelow Hill, second local; Breanna Swope, fourth grade, Liberty-Benton, third local; Megan Peplinski, fifth grade, Liberty-Benton, first local, first state, second division; Katie Hyre, fifth grade, Liberty-Benton, second local; Samantha Anders, fifth grade, Liberty-Benton, third local

Banner - M.O.R.E. Gifted Program, fourth grade social studies, Liberty-Benton, first local, first state, first division, second national. Students involved included Adam August, Logan Whitaker, Innocence Krochmalny, Morgan Richards, Ashley Frankart; M.O.R.E. Gifted Program, fifth grade social studies, Liberty Benton, first local, first state, first division, first national. Students involved included Rachel Myers, Morgan Lishawa, Sydney Waltz, Annie Talmadge, Britney McIntosh and Ricky Siferd.