Courtesy photo At left, Gladstone Junior High School’s top three winners for the Farm Bureau Insurance Agency’s sponsored America & Me Hero Essay Contest. This is an annual contest for 8th graders in the state of Michigan. Rick Jensen is the local agent who sponsors our students each year. Shown are, from left, Gladstone Junior High School English teacher Ashley Hughes, Cole Williams (second place), Teagan Reynolds (first place), Maev Hanson (third place), Rick Jensen (Farm Bureau Insurance Agency Sponsor). Reynolds’ essay will now be moving forward in the competition.

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At left, Gladstone Junior High School’s top three winners for the Farm Bureau Insurance Agency’s sponsored America & Me Hero Essay Contest. This is an annual contest for 8th graders in the state of Michigan. Rick Jensen is the local agent who sponsors our students each year. Shown are, from left, Gladstone Junior High School English teacher Ashley Hughes, Cole Williams (second place), Teagan Reynolds (first place), Maev Hanson (third place), Rick Jensen (Farm Bureau Insurance Agency Sponsor). Reynolds’ essay will now be moving forward in the competition.