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[March 21, 2013] 
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The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 263
recently sponsored its annual Americanism Essay
Contest. There were 71 essay entries from Zion Lutheran School,
Carroll Catholic School and
Chester-East Lincoln School. The title of the essays was "What
Does the First Amendment Mean
to Me?" Marlene Schrader is the auxiliary coordinator. Each of the
top three winners received a
certificate and a cash prize from Auxiliary Unit
263
Zion Lutheran School students won both first and second place in the
contest, out of 71 entries.
Isabelle Thompson won first place, and Emma Ritterbush received the
second-place prize.
After winning the local contest, Isabelle's essay was next entered
in the district-level competition,
where she was again awarded first place. Her essay has now
been entered in the American
Legion division contest. Isabelle presented her essay and received
her local awards at the
American Legion's birthday potluck celebration.
ZLS students Kathryn Nobbe, Emma Cooper, Anna Sielaff, Gabbie Cox,
Claire Conrady and Brooklyn
Hermes all received honorable mention for their essays.
Sana Wahab of Carroll Catholic School received third place in the
local competition..
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Left to right: Brooklyn Hermes,
Claire Conrady, Anna Sielaff,
Isabelle Thompson, Marlene Schrader,
Emma Ritterbush, Kathryn Nobbe, Emma Cooper and Gabbie Cox.
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