On Tuesday, November 9, JAG-Missouri’s essay winners were honored by Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson during a reception at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City, Mo. This is the fourth annual event that the Governor and First Lady have hosted for JAG-Missouri students.
This year, students again competed to attend and were selected by a committee of school officials and/or community representatives. The essay topic for this year asked students, “What has contributed to making Missouri great over the past 200 years?” Sixty-six of JAG-Missouri’s 67 high school programs competed in this year’s essay contest.
In conjunction with this event students will also be delivering ornaments they have made that represent their area of the state or school. These ornaments will be placed on a special tree during the holiday season and displayed as the “JAG-Missouri Christmas Tree” in honor of the program and the First Lady’s initiative.
Essay winners include:
- Annabel Burd, Arcadia Valley
- Hannah Hudson, Aurora High School
- Keila Hill, Ava R-1
- Liliana Hobbs, Bayless
- Haley Denby, Bismarck
- Mackenzie Cruz, Bolivar
- Erynn Sullivan, California R-1
- Jesse Allison, Campbell High School
- Chasiddy Garcia, Cape Central Academy
- Evan Jefferson, Carrollton Career Center
- Jayden Johnson, Caruthersville High School
- Kelsey Harris, Cassville High School
- Emily Francis, Central Park Hills
- Vantayzia Biles, Charleston
- Alyssa Harmon, Clarkton High School
- Marques Roberts, Confluence Preparatory Academy
- Jordyn Ritchie, Couch
- Nick McKinley, Crane. R-3
- Waylon Johnston, DeSoto
- Joseph Escobar, DeSoto High School
- Natasha Slavik, Dora R-3
- Kaitlyn Boyer, East Carter County R-II
- Alyssa Sherman, Farmington High School
- Chase Phillips, Fulton High School
- Marry Hill, Gideon High School
- Timothy Hamilton, Hayti
- Ameyah Maxie, Hazelwood Opportunity Center (HOC)
- Rylee Eckert, Herculaneum
- Lilly Rogers, Hillsboro High School
- Angela Rivera, Holcomb High School
- Shanise D. Roberts, Jennings High School
- Camrynn Frazier , JETS
- Aubrey Hasty, Joplin Schools
- Mackenzie Statler, Kennett #39 School District
- Hannah George, Lebanon HEC/JAG
- Tatyana Hill, Lee’s Summit North
- Mallory Perkins, Malden High School
- Nicole Anderson, McDonald County High School
- Zaidyn Cook, Mexico Alt
- Tyler Byrd, Mexico High School
- Nancy Romero Munoz, Monett R-1 Schools
- Benjamin Bennett, Morgan County R-II
- Samantha Frye, Neelyville High School
- Sy’ Riah Stevenson, Normandy High School
- Dillon Dick, North Callaway
- Kaeli Adams , Pacific High School
- Christopher McGuire, Plato
- Jude Stewart, Poplar Bluff
- Abbie Brown, Portageville High School
- Haley Hensley, Risco High School
- Jameneisha Dixton, Riverview Gardens High School
- Ermal Ramushi, Roosevelt
- Brenden Buessnick, Scott City
- Ethan Weitz, Skyline
- Miranda Doyal, Smith-Cotton High School
- David Covington, South Pemiscot
- Gary Smith, St. Clair High School
- Mitchell Gant, Stockton High School
- Samyia Malone, Study
- Daatha Love, Sumner
- E Goodman, Valley View High School
- Scarlett Alcorn, Van Buren
- Rayvin Jones, Vashon
- Chloe Pulliam, West County
- Emily Yarnell, West Plains High – Zizzer Pride Academy
- Emma Dampier, Willard High School