Each May, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program looks for ways to encourage the citizens of our state to engage in National Historic Preservation Month. This includes the Preserve Our Past Art & Essay Invitational as well as the Arkansas Historic Places Film Prize.

This year, the winners of the Preserve Our Past 5th/6th Grade Essay contest include: Lainey White, First Place; Isaac Theis, Second Place; Logan Adams, Third Place; and Jaxon Reynolds, Honorable Mention, all from Greenbrier Westside Elementary.

The winners of the 5th/6th Grade Art contest include: Abbi Flieger, Third Place, from Greenbrier Westside Elementary.

Winners of the Arkansas Historic Places film competition include: First Prize winner RaLynnda March, of Cave City High School, for her film “Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.”    MORE