Patriot's Pen

Veterans of foreign war believe in good citizenship and nurture patriotism. That is why we encourage young people to examine our country's history and their experiences in contemporary American society through our patriot Penn Young Paper Writing Competition. Approximately 112,000 students from the 6th grade to the 8th grade each year receive the total of 1.2 million dollars award and are the first tourists to receive the full amount in Washington, DC.

Students drafted 300-400 words articles chosen according to the annual theme to express their views - the highest commander of VFW - always patriotic.

Promising to encourage better understanding and appreciation of the United States, VFW's voice democracy and patriot's pen contest will help nurture the patriotism of today's youth. These programs also promote friendly competition and reward success with a $ 3 million scholarship. The democratic voice of 2018 - 19 demands high school students to think about "why my vote is important". The audio paper contest is open to all students in the 9th and 12th grades and the highest scholarship is 30,000 dollars. About 40,000 high school students each year participate in the contest every year. This year's winner is Robyn Anzulis sponsored by VFW Post 10076 and its attached facilities. Airy, Maryland Listen to her award-winning audio articles here

The patriot's pen is an essay writing competition sponsored by a VFW (Patriotic theme strong theme). It is open to American students from 6th grade to 8th grade. More than 115,000 students participate in this event each year. The first winner received a savings bond of US $ 10,000. Twenty-eight winners nationwide received US savings bonds ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000. Entries will be posted through local VFW posts. Competition is also known as the VFW Youth Paper Contest. The deadline is November 1st. For details, please call 1-816-968-1117.

An exciting year in front of us! There are four scholarships to encourage. The first two are democratic voices and patriots of patriots and the entry deadline on Sunday's local VFW post is to promote as much information as possible to the two games. Audio Paper 9 - The theme of the annual audio of the 12th year is "My American Vision" and the patriot of the Patriot who is between the 6th and 8th graders The theme is "What is freedom?"

Lisa Gibson's eighth grade English class students participated in a writing competition titled "Patriot's Pen" sponsored by local VFW Post. Local officers sponsored the first level. The local level announced two winners. First place is Cade Bracelin. He has received a savings bond of 100 dollars. The second winner will be Aby Fernandez and will receive a $ 50 savings deposit. Their papers enter the regional / regional level. Papers are judged based on subject knowledge, theme development, clarity of thought. Mrs. Gibson said: "I am very proud of these students, a good way to start fund - raising activities at university!