Pictured from Pattonsburg R-2 School are Brenda Clark, sixth grade teacher, Caden McCrary, 6th grade, 3rd place, Josie Shock, 6th Grade, 1st place and VFW Commander Gary Jones.
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Frank Frazier VFW Post 2172 recently announced that two students from Pattonsburg were awarded prizes for the Patriot Pen Essay contest. Josie Shock received first place and Caden McCrary received third place. Second place was won by eighth grader Chloe Moritz from Platte City. Judging is determined by how well the applicants understand, develop, and present the annual theme in their essay. This year’s theme was “What is Patriotism to Me?”
Each year more than 138,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $900,000 in state and national awards. Each first-place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.