CORNELIUS – Bailey Middle School recently announced the winners of its Veterans Day essay and poster contest.

“Children Know Peace” essay contest winners: First place-Cassy Petersen; second place-Hanna Tischer; third place-Luke Wolf; honorable mentions-Anya Evans, Dominique Balevre, John Gilligan, Casey Akins, Malea Smith, Makenzie Violette, Ben Smith, Maya Berger and Cole Beardslee.

Poster contest winners: First place-Brayan Torres; second place-Derrick Hankins; third place-Symone Brown; and honorable mentions-Emily Douglas, Isabella Arias, Parker Hoffman and Tyler Beal.

The school also recently held a fundraising event to raise money for the Habitat for Humanity Middle School Build project. The event, sponsored by Girls on Track, raising money by asking people to pledge $1 for every lap the students can walk around the track Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 17 and 18. The final day of the fundraiser is Friday, Nov. 19.