On Jan. 30, Naples Elks presented awards to seventh and eighth grade students from Manatee Middle School in Naples for the annual Americanism essay contest.
Pictured with the students are Rutha Bishop, Lodge Americanism Chair, back row, third from left; Elizabeth Garcia, staff member, back row, fifth from left; Erika Torres, literacy coach, back row, sixth from left; and Jay Fike, principal, back row, far right.