Dr. Kevin G. Perry along with Brian Garcia of Remnant Construction and contest sponsor presented the 2018 awards to the following Dr. Samuel S. Gaines Essay Contest winners:
HIGH SCHOOL
1st place – Shantal Mitchell (Performance Based Preparatory Academy)
2nd place – Sara Aube (Lincoln Park Academy)
3rd place – Jamya Wiley (Lincoln Park Academy)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
1st place – Jayden Diago (Northport K8)
2nd place – Leslie Aguilar-Ayungua (Samuel S. Gaines Academy)
3rd place – McKayla Sanon (Northport K-8)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1st place – Hayden Starkman (Savanna Ridge Elementary School)
2nd place – Lesly Hernandez (Samuel S. Gaines Academy)
3rd place – Yeraldy Salgado (Ft. Pierce Magnet School of the Arts)