VFW Essays Results

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 2 Judges evaluated student Essays from Vashon Island and Seattle Schools and awarded the winning students certificates and cash at the District 2 Youth Essay Awards meeting in Seattle on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

The following students, from the noted Vashon Schools, were given awards: The Chautauqua Elementary, 5th Grade – Jacob Chavez, 2nd Place; The Harbor, 6th Grade – Kieran Enzian, 2nd Place; The McMurray Middle, 7th Grades – Ross Wheeler, 1st Place and 8th Grades - Abigail Rose Eades, 1st Place. Only one of our entries, to the District 2 contest, did not receive a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place winner award.

We did exceptionally well against the schools in Seattle. The Students on Vashon Island were involved in the VFW Washington State Youth Essay Program, 3rd through 5th Grades and the VFW National Partiots’ Pen Program, 6th through 8th Grades. VFW District 2 gave awards to each grade in each category and sent their first place winner to State for evaluation for the Washington State Program, but only one essay was forwarded to Washington State, for the Patriots’ Pen Program. Ross Wheeler’s essay was forwarded for the Patriots’ Pen evaluation at the Washington State Level. If Ross wins the Washington State competition, he would receive an all expense paid trip for Ross plus one to Washington DC and a possible $10,000 Bond. Forty six bonds are giving, with $1,000 being the smallest.

We had no Essay from a High School Student, this year, but the Voice of Democracy Contest provides the following, for the best High School essay and audio recording at the National Level: An all expense paid trip to Washington DC and a possible scholarship, to your chosen college, of $30,000. The VFW Vashon Post 2826 received one hundred and fifteen essay this year and every student that participated is a winner. We are very proud of each and every one of the students, but we are also proud of you Family Members , the Teachers and the School Administrators and the many volunteers from the Vashon Community that provide the essay judges and support needed to conduct these programs.

We believe that our VFW programs help to make our leaders of tomorrow, better qualified to do their awesome tasks. You are all Loved and Respected.

Olde John Croan
Chairman of the VFW Youth Essay Program