Three Shelby County area students have won awards from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers’ Association for writing essays. The students will be honored on May 8, 2007, at 9 a.m. The program will be held at 201 Poplar, 9th Floor, in the Sheriff’s Office Administrative Conference Room.

The students expressed their views in the essay contest titled, “Why I Will Say “NO” to Alcohol and Drugs.” The cash prize winners, all from Southwind Middle School, are:

• First Place-Katrina L. Smith-$300.00
• Second Place-Matthew Goldring-$200.00
• Third Place-Joseph Northington-$100.00

The annual competition was open to 8th graders from public and private schools in Memphis and Shelby County. Home-schooled students were also eligible.

Several Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are members of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers’ Association. They will join Sheriff Luttrell in presenting the awards to the winners at the ceremony.

L to R Shelby County Sheriff's Office Inspector Bill Allen, Board of Directors, District 9, Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers' Assn Joseph Northingham Matthew Goldring Katrina Smith Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr.

L to R Ms. Marcia Crouch, Principal, Southwind Middle School Joseph Northingham Matthew Goldring Katrina Smith Ms. Cara Henry, Guidance Counselor at Southwind Middle School