The top three writers in the New Carlisle Breakfast Optimists’ Essay Contest read their essays at a recent Optimist meeting. (L-R) Mrs. Paula Crew, Tecumseh Local Assistant Superintendent; Cheyann Neal; 2nd place writer; Karli Mulkey, 1st place writer; Allison Roberts, 3rd place writer; and Ms. Michelle Poston-Peters, Tecumseh High School English teacher. This year’s essay topic was “Chasing Optimism in the Face of Challenges.”