On behalf of The Hershey Story and our distinguished panel of judges, we salute all students who participated in the 2010 History Contest. A 40-member panel of judges, consisting of historians, educators and community leaders, reviewed the over 480 entries received and selected the following winning entries. Click on the essay’s title to view it in pdf format.

• Senior Level Grades 7 & 8 — Fiction
• The Mechanicsburg Stationmaster’s Daughter 1st Place – Hali McKinley Lester, Good Hope Middle School, Mechanicsburg
• The Beginning, The End, and a Dolly 2nd Place – E. Olivia Cockley, Home School

• Senior Level Grades 7 & 8 — Non-Fiction
• Peaceful Inspirations 1st Place – Aishwarya Singh, Eagle View Middle School, Mechanicsburg
• Coco Chanel-The Woman Who Changed Fashion 2nd Place – Amy Elgin, Eagle View Middle School, Mechanicsburg

• Senior Level Grades 7 & 8 — Poetry
• Broken Glass 1st Place – Jill Barry, Lemoyne Middle School, Lemoyne
• The Abolitionist’s Anthem 2nd Place – Ashley Basso, Crossroads Middle School, Lewisberry

• Junior Level Grades 5 & 6 — Fiction
• The Diary of Laura Keene 1st Place – Emily Ashton, Ephrata Intermediate School
• The Massacre 2nd Place – Johanna Bear, Lamberton Middle School, Carlisle

• Junior Level Grades 5 & 6 — Non-Fiction
• A Basket of Brilliance 1st Place – Cara Eschenmann, Mooreland Elementary School, Carlisle
• Edward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine 2nd Place – David Williams, Saint Theresa School, New Cumberland

• Junior Level Grades 5 & 6 — Poetry
• Ten Wishes-The Voice of a Girl from the Lebensborn Program 1st Place – Shreya Thakur, Hershey Middle School
• George Washington Crossing the Delaware 2nd Place – Megan C. Godfrey, Lamberton Middle School, Carlisle