Morgan County Primary and Elementary schools celebrated national "Be Kind to Animals" Week during the first week of May with a "Why I Love My Pet" essay contest. The winners all received pet toys and treats as prizes. The elementary school winners pictured are Nicole Tallman, fourth; Rebecca Tallman, fourth; Rachel Holt, fourth; Summer Stevens, fourth; Ryan McMichael, fourth; and Delaney McSherry, fourth. Winner Laney Crawford, fourth, is not pictured. The primary school winners pictured are Ethan Staats, Kindergarten; Garner Drummond, second; Peyton Eggers, second; Erik Reidling, second; Mikayla Ramey, first; Lucy Young, first; Tequilla Mosley, second; Abby Kate Barber, Kindergarten; Anna Beth Barber, second; and Jack Mahoney, Kindergarten.