PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College has announced the winners of its 2019 English Essay Award.
Each of the six winners received a $300 award provided by the Teorey family and the Peninsula College Foundation.
The contest is open to any student enrolled in an English course at the college.
The winning essays were “Abuela’s Meez” by Rosa Herrera-Orellana, “Falling into a Tree” by Michael Nelson, “How I Neglected My Daughters’ Financial Education” by Robert Allen, “Relevance of African-American History in Baseball to August Wilson’s Fences” by Samuel May, “Why Gender Stereotypes are Dangerous and Unnecessary” by Jaden Harris and “The Vehicle of my Soul” by Mr. Gonzales.