The 2015 Kiwanis Writing Showcase winners and recipients of the Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship Awards, administered by the North Georgia Community Foundation, were announced April 19. The winners are the following: first place, $2,500 scholarship, Kayla Canada of North Hall High School; second place, $1,500 scholarship, Steven Kemp of Lakeview Academy; third place, $1,000 scholarship, Anne Skinner of Lakeview Academy; and honorable mention Sarah Schultz of Lakeview Academy. Winners were honored at the Kiwanis Awards Luncheon on May 3 in First Baptist Church’s banquet hall.