A South Forsyth Middle School student recently won an essay contest put on by the Georgia Farm Bureau. Ashrutha Shanmugan, an eighth grader at the school on Windermere Parkway, received $100 for being the winner in his 15-county district for his essay on the topic “The Importance of Georgia’s Specialty Crops.” Open to all students in grades 6-8 in Georgia, 50 submissions were received.