1st Place Winner - Wriston Hoke and Rebekah Farthing
2nd Place Winner - Kayla Trivette
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all those who participated! Read further for the full essays.
1st Place Winner
Wriston Hoke
Ben Erzkus
Ben Erzkus is a Vicar at Grace Lutheran Church. He often helps direct our service. Ben is a seminary student in Maryland, but he is in Boone as a year-long intern. The day before school started, I moved in with my younger brother and his old foster parents. On Sundays, my brother and I go to Grace. Ben is in charge of the Confirmation class, which is a type of bible school through which kids confirm their faith. On Sunday nights, our Teen youth group meets for devotions and a meal. Though only a few teens go, Ben is always there to socialize, eat, and pray with us.
Ben is the best mentor I have ever met. He helps me with advice when I need it. For example, I can tell him about how my week has gone, and if it was a bad week, he will cheer me up with his humor, or he will drive me home while we listen to Classic Rock on the radio. We both like Classic Rock and football. Ben is the person who has influenced me to play football next year. Ben is also great musician. He taught himself to play piano, drums, and guitar. One weekend, our teen youth group and leaders decided to go to Lutherock, a church camp close to Lenoir, to clean it up. Ben went with us, and while we were there, he taught me how to play chords on a guitar. The Sunday before Halloween, he lent me his own first guitar. It was a Fender that he had bought when he was in high school. Ben has loaned me his guitar until he has to leave next July. Ben is very understanding and is one of the best friends I have ever had.
1st Place Winner
Rebekah Farthing
Parkway School
6th Grade
Who Inspires Joy in You?
My mom inspires joy in me because she does everything for me. Some things my mom does for me is she takes time out of her day just to do something for me. Like yesterday she took me to my chorus concert when she had to go to work. Another thing that she does for me is she buys me things. Things that my mom buys for me is nice clothes, food, Christmas presents, blankets, a warm bed, and many more things. I love my mom sooooo much because she taught me to treat others the way I would want to be treated because it will help you a whole lot in life. My mom also takes me to church where I can learn how to be a good person and she helps me to be the best person I can be. I love my mom because she inspires joy in me!
2nd Place Winner
Kayla Trivette
Parkway School
6th Grade
Who Inspires joy in you?
The person that makes the joy in me come out is my Great Grandmaw. She makes the joy in me come out because she is always so nice to me. She helps me when I’m down, she helps me with my homework if I need it and last of all she loves me.
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