Above, American Legion Post 401 Commander Gary Cooper (left) presents Patriotic Line Drawing Contest winner Kelly Lalama, a sophomore at North Brunswick High School, with her certificate. Below, Mr. Cooper presents the winner of the Safety Essay Contest, Rithvik Kondai of South Brunswick, a seventh grader at the Rutgers Preparatory School in Somer´set with a certificate, Rithvik accepted the certificate with his father, Pareem Kondai. They both also won the Middlesex County contest. The contest entries were due by Jan. 29, and were judged by Legion members, according to an earlier press release. If they win at the State level, they will be in´vited to the American Legion Sate Convention in June.

