CCRTA Awards AARP Grandparents Essay Contest School Winners

The Calloway County Retired Teachers Association has chosen school and county winners for the annual county-wide AARP Grandparent Essay contest. The competition is open to all fifth-grade students in Calloway County. 

Dallas Tripp from East Calloway Elementary was chosen as the overall county-wide winner and received $50. She will be showcased at the March 10th CCRTA meeting to read her essay to the members. Her essay "There's No Grandpa Like Mine" will now go to the 1^st District to compete with other western Kentucky county winners.

Genesis Story had the winning essay from Southwest Calloway Elementary. Katelyn Laster wrote the winning essay from North Calloway Elementary. Both school winners received $25 as their prize.