2025 MPOF Essay Winners

Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 1st Place - Miyasi Welivita Ladue Middle School Pictured L to R: MPOA member Captain Jon Romas (Creve Coeur PD), Dr. Angela Thompson (Principal), Mrs. Welikalage (mother), Miyasi, Mr. Greg Schmitz (Miyasi's teacher), Mr. Miyasi (father), and Mr. Scott Lackey (Assistant Principal)

Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 3rd Place – Vinaya Diwakar Thomas Jefferson Middle School Pictured L to R: Vinaya and MPOA member Captain Scott White (MSHP)

Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 2nd Place – Sophia Cook Lawson Middle School Pictured L to R: MPOA member Chief Bruce Summa (Lawson PD), Sophia, Rob Kellam (School Board President), and Melissa Jones (Sophia’s teacher)

Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 1st Place – Isabella McQueary Holden Middle School Pictured L to R: Mrs. Tobi Chambers (Isabella’s teacher), MPOA member Retired Deputy Sheriff Tom Krahenbuhl (Jackson CO SO), Isabella, and Mr. & Mrs. McQueary (parents)

Essay Contest Winner – East Side – 2nd Place – Koller Ashlock from Summersville High School Pictured L to R: Josh Ashlock (Koller’s father and School Resource Officer), Koller, Captain Bruce Fisk (MSHP), and Becky Wuertley (Koller’s teacher)

Essay Contest Winner – West Side – 3rd Place – Anthony Diamond Bingham Middle School Pictured L to R: MPOA member Major Nicole Walters (Lee’s Summit PD), Anthony, Stephanie (mother), and Timothy (father)