Student Essays Share Ideas for Reducing Drunk Driving

When the Blaine County DUI Task Force sponsored an essay contest earlier this spring for junior high and high school students across Blaine County, Mrs. Miller's eighth graders at Turner Public School entered. The topic, "Ideas for Ways to Reduce Drunk Driving" inspired their writing, and two students won awards. Savannah Heilig earned first place honors, and Rosie Day captured second.

"We were studying the concept of fact versus opinion at the time, and this contest opportunity fit right in," Miller stated. "The writers had to support their opinions with facts."

In that spirit, Heilig began h...