The Okawville JH students participated in writing a Patriot’s Pen Essay to present at the Veterans Day Assembly. The winners were Peyton Harris (1st), Brooklyn Meier (2nd), and Skylar Wilfong (3rd). Peyton Harris presented her essay for the Veterans Day Assembly on November 8, 2024. Now you might be wondering, what is the Patriot’s Pen?
The Patriot’s Pen allows 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students to express their opinion on a patriotic theme and improve their writing skills, while they compete for awards and prizes. The awards from all levels of the competition total $1.2 million each year. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on their National Advisory List of Contests for participation. The Annual VFW Patriot’s Pen theme is “My Voice in America’s Democracy”. The contest is open to all students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in public, private, and parochial schools and homeschooled students in the United States and its territories or its possessions and dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools.
We are very proud of these winners and of the rest of the students who participated. GREAT JOB ROCKETS!
