SURGOINSVILLE — Author and educator Sharon Robinson visited Surgoinsville Middle School Thursday to honor a student who not only overcame a major obstacle in her life, but also wrote an award winning essay about it. SMS eighth-grader Eliza Smith's essay on how she overcame a severe eating disorder was chosen as among 9,000 entered in Major League Baseball's Breaking Barriers Essay Contest. There were 10 winners, two of whom were grand prize winners — one at the elementary level and Eliza at the middle school level. As part of Eliza’s prize, Robinson came to SMS Thursday to present the award, as well as speak to a school assembly about overcoming barriers.