The Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR recently conducted their annual Americanism Poster contest.  The topic of this year’s poster contest was a Revolutionary War Patriot. Carolina Corum, a 5^th grade student at Halifax Academy in Roanoke Rapids, was selected as the winner with a poster about Francis Marion, also known as “The Swamp Fox”.  The poster will now be advancing to the state competition being held May 18^th at the Alamance Battleground, Alamance, NC.  For her outstanding work, Carolina received a Chapter Level Winner’s certificate and a check for $100.00.  Her teacher, Mrs. Valerie Henley, was also presented with a check for $50.00 for her sponsorship of the winner poster.

Three area schools participated in the contest which had a total of 49 entries.  Halifax Academy also had  four (4) Honorable Mentions: Hayden Barlow, Davis Crawley, Kenley Floyd and Emme Wommack.

Ken Wilson & Poster winner Carolina Corum

Ken  & Mrs. Valerie Henley