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            [March 25, 2013]      Send a link to a friend 
			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..
 
			Pictures by Zion Lutheran School | 
          
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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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