ROANE STUDENT WINS $5,000 ESSAY CONTEST

(09/05/2020)
A Roane County elementary school student was chosen Thursday as the winner of the statewide “When I Grow Up” essay contest.

Piper Carmen, of Geary Elementary, was randomly selected as the winner in the annual contest, according to a news release from the West Virginia Treasurer's office. Carmen’s essay was about being a nurse when she grows up. She will receive $5,000 in a SMART529 account.

The event was held through Facebook Live this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.