- 1st place Essay Contest winner Kennedy Nuckles – South Forsyth HS, with Optimist Roger Dunn and her parents, Anthony and LaNeata Nuckles. Kennedy also won the Zone 3 Essay Contest!
- 2nd place Essay Contest winner Vianne Galban – South Forsyth HS, with Optimist Roger Dunn and her parents, Michele and Rommel Galban
- Optimist Roger Dunn with 1st place Essay Contest winner Kennedy Nuckles, English Teacher Clori Rose, and 2nd place Essay Contest winner Vianne Galban – all from South Forsyth HS
- 1/23rd Mitch Young – Forsyth Central HS Principal; Robin Elmore – English Language Arts Specialist 6-12; Carrie MacAllaster – SFHS Asst. Principal; Dawn Phipps – High School Director; Dr. Jeff Bearden – Forsyth County Superintendent; 2nd place Essay Contest winner Vianne Galban – SFHS; 1st place Essay Contest winner Kennedy Nuckles – SFHS; Laura Wilson – SFHS Principal and Carl Cone Recipient; Clori Rose – English/Language Arts Teacher; SFHS, Joey Pirkle – Deputy Superintendent
- 2nd place Essay Contest winner Vianne Galban, 1st place Essay Contest winner Kennedy Nuckles, 3rd place Essay Contest winner Evan Chen – all from SFHS