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Notable

Laura Scaccia , a senior at Fayette County High School,

has been named the winner of the Fayetteville Optimist

Club's essay contest. She will receive a medallion and compete

for scholarship prizes at the next level. The essay topic was, "If

I could give freedom away."

Sarah A. Martin of Fayetteville is among a group

of students participating in Furman University's study

abroad program in England. She will return to the States in

mid-December.

Martin, a graduate of Sandy Creek High School and now

a junior at Furman, is the daughter of Steven and Cynthia Martin

of Fayetteville.

Hilary Bowler of Peachtree City has returned

from the National Young Leaders Conference in

Washington, D.C. The Conference is a leadership

development program for high school students who

have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit.

The theme for 1998 was "The Leaders of Tomorrow

Meeting the Leaders of Today." Throughout the six-day conference,

the students interacted with key leaders and newsmakers from

the three branches of government, the media and the diplomatic corps.

Bowler, a senior at McIntosh High School, said they

visited various sites, including the Korean and Vietnam

War Memorials, the monuments to Lincoln and Jefferson,

and Arlington Cemetery. They also participated in a mock

Congress. She said she enjoyed getting to know people, especially

her roommates, who were from Maine and New Jersey.

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