VFW
kicks-off annual essay competition for middle grade students
Deadline November 1
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[August 04, 2015]
LINCOLN
- Commander Philip Maughan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Department of Illinois announced the kick-off of the VFW’s annual
Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition. Middle school students in
grades sixth through eighth in this state have the opportunity to
compete and win at the Post, District, Department and National
levels.
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The VFW enacted the Patriot’s Pen competition in
1995 to encourage young minds to examine America’s history, along
with their own experiences in modern American society by composing a
300 – 400 word patriotic themed essay. The theme for the 2015-2016
competition is, “What Freedom Means to Me.”
Students begin by competing at the local Post level. Post winners
advance to District Competition with District winner advancing to
the state competition. State first-place winner compete for their
share of thousands of dollars in awards, and the National first –
place winner is awarded $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to
Washington D.C.
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Each year, more than 125,000 students participate nationwide. Deadline for
student’s entries is November 1, and interested students and teachers should
contact their local VFW post for more information or email VFW state at
vfwil@vfwil.org
For more details visit:
http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen.
[Mike DeRoss] |