Writing, art contest winners

Bemidji Middle School held the eighth annual Amy Anderson Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest. In front, from left, are first-place winners Amanda Swenson in poetry, Melissa Perkins in prose and Lynnae Caneen in illustration. In back, from left, are Tessa Grantier, second-place winner in illustration; Mackinzie Slough, third-place winner in poetry; Vange and Richard Anderson; Kristina Guida, second-place winner in prose; and Callie Johnson, second-place winner in poetry and third-place winner in prose and illustration. The contest is held in honor of former BMS student Amy Anderson, daughter of Richard and Vange Anderson. Amy Anderson died in 2000. This year, for the first time, all writing and visual art entries were published. Submitted Photo