The Gloucester Institute held a three-day “Elements of Style” workshop for participants in its Emerging Leaders program this past weekend at the Moton Center in Cappahosic. The workshop was designed to help students in the program develop and polish their writing skills as they construct a professional persuasive essay, said C.J. Sailor of the institute. A panel of judges will evaluate the final submissions, and the student with the highest score will receive a $500 cash prize. Here, Emerging Leaders Kelli James, second from left, and Lesley Robinson, center, both students at Hampton University, visit with three of the special guests at the workshop, from left, Darrian Mack, director of audience development for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Karla Redditte, anchor/reporter with NBC12 Richmond, and Chris Thomas, anchor/reporter with NBC12 CW Richmond. Other special guests attending were Daniel P. Black, author of “Perfect Peace,” and Clovia Lawrence, produce...