Each year the Paris Council of Garden Clubs and members clubs sponsor contestants in The National Garden Club, Inc. essay contest.
Four Paris High School seniors taught by Sandra Strom are the local winners of the contest. All four essays advance to the district level of competition.
Photographed from left are Chloie Miears (Tejas), Shikha Prakash, Nancy Logsdon (Twilight Tillers) Caitlin Simpson, Georgia Weddle (Home Gardeners), Caroline Janes, Flo Plummer (Paris Council), and Justice Flowers.