Six Oakwood students will be honored at the virtual Good Life Award Celebration in December after placing in the top 10 in the 15^th Annual Dottie Yeck Good Life Award Writing Contest organized by the Washington-Centerville Public Library.

More than 700 students in grades7 – 9, living or attending school in Montgomery County, participated in the contest.  This year’s challenge was for students to write about how they have coped with life changes due to the pandemic.

Oakwood High School Freshman Sarah Merithew placed second and will receive $500.  Freshman Sasha Guseva placed third and will receive $250 and Laila Blumberplaced fourth and will receive $100.  All three students are in Emily Sullivan’s class at OHS.

Receiving Honorable Mention were freshmen Caroline Woessner, from Kelsey Jackson’s class, and Rupert Clark and Abby Poprocki, from Sullivan’s class.

To read the honored essays, visit  2020 GLA Winners | Dottie Yeck Good Life Award Writing Contest | Washington-Centerville Public Library (wclibrary.info)

All of the winners will be honored at the virtual Good Life Award Celebration Evening Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:00 – 8:30  p.m. via Crowdcast.