Six Scotts Ridge Middle School students took top awards in the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot Pen essay contest.
This year’s theme was “How Can I Be a Good American?” Emory H., shown here with SRMS Principal Tim Salem, will represent the school at the Connecticut State Competition and a chance to move on to Nationals. The other top-five SRMS winners were Audrey B., Max F., Hadley H., Sophie K., and Alexa R.
These students received $25 gift cards and certificates of achievement.
Each year more than 165,400 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 $1.4 million in state and national awards. 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.
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