All Three Youth Essay Winners Place at District Level – Ballard Eagleson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3063

This year we had entries for all three of the youth essay contests.

Nina Kieserman, a 15-year-old sophomore at Lincoln High School recited her district-winning Voice of Democracy essay at the Dec. 2 post business meeting (pictured left).

Rylan Calica, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Rochester, was our winning Patriot’s Pen entrant. He won for his grade at the district level (center).

Leela Baker, an 8-year-old 3rd grader from B.F. Day Elementary took first for the Youth Essay and also won at the district level (right).

State-level award winners will be announced at the Department’s Mid-Winter Conference in January. Congratulations and good luck, kids!