Winners in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day poster and essay contest will be honored during the youth program, set for Monday at noon at the ECRP gym.
The winners are:

Category 1: Grades 1-2 poster winners

First place – Julia Weatherford, first grade, South Effingham Elementary
Second place – Ocean Delph, first grade, South Effingham Elementary
Third place – Britan Hoehne, first grade, South Effingham Elementary
Honorable mention – Thomas Poole, first grade, South Effingham Elementary
Honorable mention – Ella Quinney, first grade, South Effingham Elementary
Special recognition
* Riley Lordes – first grade, South Effingham Elementary
* Alyssa Fields – first grade, South Effingham Elementary

Category 2: Grades 3-5 poster winners

First place – Caroline McMillan, fifth grade, Blandford Elementary School
Second place – Telah Margaret Edwards, third grade, S Elementary School
Third place – Kayde Stearns, fifth grade, Blandford Elementary
Honorable mention - Zyon Williams, third grade, Springfield Elementary
Honorable mention – Jamaica Youman, fifth grade, Guyton Elementary

Elementary essay winners (Grades 4-5)

First place - Shamon Orr, fifth grade, South Effingham Elementary
Second place – Kendall Wilkes, fourth grade – Springfield Elementary
Third place – Mariyonna Price, fourth grade – Springfield Elementary
Honorable mention – Timyia Johnson, fourth grade – Springfield Elementary

Middle school essay winners

First place – Amelia Kopp, seventh grade – Ebenezer Middle
Second place – Terrien Nicole Edward, sixth grade – Effingham County Middle
Third place – Evan Johnson, seventh grade – Ebenezer Middle
Honorable mention – Nicole Kulbacki, seventh grade – Ebenezer Middle

High school essay winners

First place – Micah Nix, ninth grade - ECHS
Second place – Denzel Walls, 11th grade - SEHS
Third place - Chanses Bowers, 10th grade - ECHS
Honorable mention – Jadelyn Cope, 10th grade - ECHS