Students write essays

MEEKER I In December, all of the fifth-graders at Meeker Elementary School had the opportunity to write an essay on the topic of “Why I am proud to be an American.”
These essays were handwritten, then typed by the students, and mailed to the Rifle Elks Lodge #21 for judging. Lodge chairperson Tom Fisher came to Meeker Elementary School in February to award each of our fifth-graders with a certificate of participation. He was accompanied…