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Each aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles is asked to host a
local competition, open to any student between the ages of 10-15,
broken down into three age groups: 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15. The
winners of each age group then move on to the state level, and the
winners of that level proceed to the national level.
Holly won both the local and state competitions in the 14-15 age
group and will attend the national competition at the FOE
International Grand Convention in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 11-15. Her
speech (yet untitled) was about the changes to the Pledge of
Allegiance and government's attempt at removing "God" from the
school systems.
Holly will be a freshman at Chestatee High School in Gainesville.
She hopes to pursue a career in journalism after graduation from
college.
She is a member and current secretary of the Junior Order of
Eagles 714 in Atlanta, Ga. The Junior Eagles are a branch of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, open to children between the ages of 11
and 18.
Holly is the daughter of Traycee Ritchhart Thweatt and
granddaughter of Lowell Penrod Ritchhart of Lincoln, Ill.
[Text from file received from
Traycee Thweatt] |
