Every year, Madison’s Optimist Club offers an essay contest for area students.  The essay encourages students to ponder the brighter side of life.  The 2014 essay topic was “How Dreams Lead to Success.”

This year Bob Jones students comprised all of the winners.

Alyssa Kennedy, a junior, won the first place prize of $300.  Khadijah Thompson, a senior, won the second place prize of $200, and Nkechi Nnorom, a senior, won the third place prize of $100.