Legion Auxiliary Unit 263 sponsors Americanism essay contest

[November 13, 2010]  American Legion Auxiliary Unit 263 will again sponsor the Illinois Americanism essay contest, with the 2011 title of "Celebrating America and Our Heritage." All Illinois school students in the seventh through 12th grades are invited to participate in this contest. Home-schoolers will compete at their own grade level according to age. 

State-level awards are:

• Class I, seventh and eighth grade -- $100 to $200 cash awards.

• Class II, ninth and 10th grade -- $100 to $200 cash awards.

• Class III, 11th and 12th grade -- $300-$1,200 scholarships.

Monetary awards are also given on the unit and district level. Lincoln Unit 263 will award $20 to each class winner, $15 to second-place winners and $10 to third-place winners. Winning essays will be forwarded to district for judging.

Pamphlets with rules for the essay contest may be obtained from Marlene Schrader, Unit 263 Americanism chairman, phone [phone].

[Text from file received from Marlene Schrader]