The 2020 Americanism, Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy competitions have been distributed to schools in this area by Coushatta VFW Post 7287. Entries are due at the end of this month. All students from Kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible.
Last year a Coushatta student, Isak Schmidley won second in the state in the Patriot’s Pen competition. His award was presented at the Louisiana VFW state convention in Alexandria. That’s Isak at the top of this story.
Kindergarten students are asked to color a pre-printed American flag.
First and second graders get to draw and color an American flag.
Students in third and fourth grades will submit a drawing of a historical event.
Fifth grade students will write an essay up to 300 words on the topic “How I Honor Veterans.”
Middle school students, grades six through eight, write an essay on “What Is Patriotism to Me?”
High school students will write and deliver a Patriotic Audio Essay. This year the subject is “Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?”
All entries must be returned to the local VFW post by October 31st. They will be judged at the local level and cash prizes will be awarded to the winning entries from each school.
The competition is open to home school students as well as those in public and private schools. Anyone wishing to receive application information should contact the VFW by email. Send your inquiry along with the grade of the students and your mailing address to VFW7287@att.net.
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