When Mike Lindell, creator of the “My Pillow,” heard that a group of Athens Middle School students has been studying his business model and life story, he sent them 120 pillows, enough for every student. Students earned their very own pillows by winning an essay contest. Showing off their pillows are, back row from left, Asa Savoie, Ericka Byington, Marco Nava Ascencio, Jayla Jones, Alyssa Anderson, Emma Newby and Audry Zirbel; front row, Esmeralda Nava, London Greenhaw, Jessie Murp, Cluadia Henson, Maddox Young and Brady Hargrave.