SC Dept of Ed, Dominion Energy recognize student writing contest winners with luncheon

(From left to right) South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver, Tristan Moeller, Madison Wright, Chandler Brandon, Morgan Henderson, Karma Robinson and Dominion Energy South Carolina President Keller Kissam.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Five students from across the Palmetto state were recognized on Tuesday for their outstanding submissions in the fourth annual Strong Men & Women in S.C. History student writing contest, says Dominion Energy.

State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and Dominion Energy South Carolina President Keller Kissam presented each student with an Apple MacBook Air.

Winners were selected from each of South Carolina’s five regions, Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee, and Upstate and their schools will receive $1,000.

“We are proud to celebrate these five young writers and the noteworthy South Carolinians who have made a lasting impact on their lives. Thank you, Madison, Tristan, Karma, Chandler, and Morgan, for taking this initiative to recount your personal stories. With your impressive work ethic and inspiring writing talents, I’m confident your greatest chapters are yet to be penned!,” said Superintendent Weaver.

This year’s essay was inspired by South Carolinian Mary McLeod Bethune, a renowned educator and civil rights activist from Mayesville, whose legacy of educational entrepreneurship and literacy has made a lasting impact on individuals across the Palmetto State.

High school juniors and seniors are asked to write a 500-word essay about a different topic annually and this year’s topic was about an African American from South Carolina who has positively impacted their educational journey.