Page 14B The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch May 3, 2013 Students In The News Ocean City Elementary School had several winners in the Americanism Essay Contest, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Pictured are American Legion Auxiliary President Tammy Matrey, third-place winner Melena Olerta, first-place winner Molly Randolph, second-place winner Skylar Cook and Chairman Eileen Salafia. The second grade of Ocean City Elementary School gathered at Northside Park in Ocean City last Friday to plant a tree to celebrate Arbor Day. Elroy was on hand to greet the children and they were given Drug Awareness bags. Pictured, from left, are Pete Peterson, Exalted Ruler, Joyce Tress, Hillary Trado Caro, Joey Lessman as Elroy, Matthew Hammond, Alex Gonzalez Keyes, Larry Battis, Drug Awareness Chairman, and Rife Leonard. Submitted Photos The Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School's girls softball team, pictured, won its first game on Thursday over Lighthouse Christian School by the score of 21-13. Students from Worcester and Somerset counties recently inducted into the Alpha Nu Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Wor-Wic Community College are shown in the front row, from left, Renata Lovitt, Brittany Mumford and Jessica Shue of Berlin. In the back, from left, are Kiersten Gray of Bishopville, Ella Northam-Smith of Pocomoke City, Latoya Purnell of Snow Hill, Katie Muir of Chance and Sean Luke Webster of Deal Island. Mendy Fiori's first-grade class at Ocean City Elementary School turned everyday trash to treasure for Earth Day. The students are learning how to respect the environment and ways to help save the Earth. Pictured is Kareem Snell with his elephant creation. McKenzie Blake, center, was honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Levin Winder Chapter for her award-winning historical essay. Blake’s essay, which won both Worcester County and State of Maryland honors, has been submitted to the district competition. With McKenzie are DAR Education Chairperson Sandy Quillin, left, and Levin Winder Regent Katie Gaskins Matthews. Warren Disbrow, a member of the American Legion, visited fourth-graders at Ocean City Elementary School to talk about veterans and the American flag. Pictured during a flag folding dem-onstration are Disbrow, Layla Chrysanthis, Madison Delamater and Adison Hommel.