Congratulations to Middle School Eighth-grader Josiah George who earned a VFW Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay Merit Award for his essay in the national competition.

The VFW Website states:

Each year more than 125,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $50,000, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level. The national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in March.

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.

Josiah’s Middle School Social Studies teacher Janine Vogel said, “Josiah wrote this essay for my class and participated in the Patriot's Pen contest. He put in a lot of time and dedication to this and I am so proud of his efforts!” 

During local VFW Post 433 ceremony, Josiah was presented with a certificate and received a check for $100.00.