2024 MPOF Essay Winners
Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 1st Place – Dillon McGuire
California Middle School
Pictured L to R: Dillon, MPOA board member Lieutenant Eric Brown (MSHP)
Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 2nd Place – Gabriella Knipfel
Community R-VI School, Laddonia
Pictured L to R: Gabriella and MPOA member Retired Assistant Director Von Abbott (Truman State University DPS)
Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 3rd Place – Myla Carroll
Community R-VI School, Laddonia
Pictured L to R: Myla and MPOA member Retired Assistant Director Von Abbott (Truman State University DPS)
Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 1st Place – Eavanna Kharitonova
Willow Springs R-IV School District
Pictured L to R: Kasey Eden (Teacher), Chris Cochran (Middle School Assistant Principal), Eavanna, and MPOA member Chief Stephen Monticelli (West Plains PD)
Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 2nd Place – Gabriella Roy
Dixon Middle School
Pictured L to R: MPOA member Officer Landon Cruser (Belle Marshal’s Office/Edgar Springs PD) and Gabriella.
Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 3rd Place – Mariah Jones
Lawson Middle School
Pictured L to R: Ms. Melissa Jones (Teacher), MPOA member Major Rob Hays (Clay CO SO), and Mariah.
