Two BHS seniors place in essay contest

Two Baldwin High School students were honored recently for their entries in the Douglas County, Legal Essay Contest. Senior Molly Bostwick placed second and senior Lauren Barnes placed third.

The topic for this year’s competition was “The Constitutional Limits of Search and Seizure in Public Schools: What Should They Be?” The essay had to be between 500 and 1,000 words. First place received $1,500, second earned $1,000, and third was awarded $500.

Bostwick was overwhelmed, but her hard work paid off.

“I didn’t know much about the subject of the essay so I had to do a lot of research,” she said. “I got $1,000 for winning second place, though, and I will be using it for books for college.”

A panel of lawyers judged the essays and the students authoring the top three essays were invited to attend the Law Day Luncheon.

Barnes was excited to see her results.

“It was a really cool experience getting to hang out and eat with some lawyers from Douglas County,” she said.

BHS teacher Kathleen Sigvaldson was the students’ sponsor for the essay. She was very pleased with their success in a difficult competition.

“I thought they did absolutely fantastic,” she said. “It’s a hard thing to do.”

Story by Myranda Behrens, BHS Journalism