On behalf of The Hershey Story and our distinguished panel of judges, we salute all students who participated in the 2013 History Contest. A 53-member panel of judges, consisting of historians, educators and community leaders, reviewed the more than 500 entries and selected the following winning entries. Click on the titles below to view full essays.

• Fiction
• Priestley's Legacy 1st Place – Marley Kinsey, Middletown Area Middle School
• Integrated 1st Place – McKenna Anderson, Eagle View Middle School
• My Life With Houdini 2nd Place – Aaron McGaw, Susquehanna Twp Middle School
• A Sweet New Beginning 2nd Place – Alex Winnick, Hershey Intermediate School

• Non-Fiction
• Abraham Lincoln - An American Story 1st Place – Brendan O'Connell, Derry Township
• Red White and True Blue 1st Place – Madelyn Grossman, Eagle View Middle School
• The Life of Robert E. Lee 2nd Place – Ben Marines, Rohrerstown Elementary School
• Mark the Shark 2nd Place – Morgan Caramenico, O.m.p.h

• Poetry
• Mighty 1st Place – Maya Dula, Lancaster Mennonite School
• Salem Witch Trials 1st Place – Sophia Sarnowski, Eagle View Middle School
• A Thank You Note to Steve Jobs 2nd Place – Libby Walker, Eagle View Middle School
• My Father's Prize 2nd Place – Olivia Ostrander, Eagle View Middle School
• Fire Rain 2nd Place – Samika Kanekar, Hershey Middle School

• Science
• Clara Barton 1st Place – Michelle Rodgers, Milton Hershey School
• Henrietta Lacks: Brief Life, Infinite Contribution To Medical Research 1st Place – Molly Hackman, O.m.p.h.
• The Doctor Behind Closed Doors 2nd Place – Kaelin Wolf, Eagle View Middle School