VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen Essay Winners
Our local VFW, Beirne-Webster Post 1568, sponsors an essay contest that is conducted nationwide. Students are given an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. This year Patriot’s Pen theme was “The America I Believe In”, which is for students in grades 6 through 8. The theme for the Voice of Democracy essay contest, for students in grades 9-12, was “My Responsibility to America”. Students write their essays as part of their English classes.