Eighteen Pender County teachers received $500 grants from the Star News Media Group. Teachers had to write a 300-word essay about innovative ways they incorporate the StarNews' e-Edition, an electronic replication of the daily newspaper, into their classes.
Chris Wirszyla, top row first left, was honored for winning the statewide Newspapers in Education Dave Jones Award for the Advancement of Youth Readership. Click here for a list of grant recipients.