Betty Rogers was announced as first place winner of the Gallatin Frank Frazier 2172 Patriot Pen Contest, according to Post Commander Gary Jones. Betty received $50 for her essay on good citizenship and patriotism. Her essay has been forwarded to district competition.
Second place winner was Ashley Feiden, $30; and third place winner was Emma Christopher, $25.
VFW encourages youthful minds to examine our nation’s history and their own experiences in modern American society through the Patriot’s Pen youth essay-writing contest.
Students draft a 300-400 word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic annual theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. The 2019-20 theme was “What Makes America Great.”
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Pictured are Ashley Feiden, Emma Christopher, and Betty Rogers, along with VFW Commander Gary Jones.
Annually, over 100,000 students from grades six through eight enter to win money for college, as well as an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National first place winner.
The Patriot’s Pen program is open to students in grades 6-8 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial school or home study program in the United States and its territories.