VFW NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR ITS 2016-17 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITIONS, DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO GET IN ON THE ACTION.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) announces it is now accepting entries into the 2016-17 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen scholarship competitions.
The VFW’s Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay competitions are dedicated to encouraging a better understanding and appreciation for our great country and fostering patriotism among our nation’s youth. Students are asked to submit an essay in response to a question or statement on a subject which prompts them to consider how American history and democratic ideals and principles apply to their lives.
This year’s Voice of Democracy theme asks students to explain, “My Responsibility to America.” The Voice of Democracy scholarship competition is an audio-essay competition open to students in grades 9-12. The national winner will receive the $30,000, T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship Award.
The Patriot’s Pen competition is open to students in grades 6-8. This year, students are asked to reflect on the statement, “The America I Believe In.” The national winner will receive a $5,000 award.
Student are asked to submit their entry (along with a completed entry form) to any member VFW Post 4982, the principal or counselor of the Quitman Junior High or High School or bring it by the courthouse and drop it off at Veterans Affairs. If the office of Veterans Affairs isn’t open, slide it under the door. The deadline for student entries in both contests is November 1, 2016.
For more information on the contests, visit www.vfw.org/Youth.
