Congratulations to the following students who won the the annual VFW Youth Essay contests for Post 3063! They received a cash prize and also went on to compete at the district level.
The winning essays are linked to their names below.
Voice of Democracy: Jessica Chacko (also placed 2nd in District #2)
Patriot’s Pen: Chloe Sow (also received honorable mention in District #2)
Youth Essay: Luce Hart
The Post 3063 Teacher of the Year, Dan Waldschmidt, placed first at the District #2 competition and will go on to compete statewide. Dan is an 8th grade social studies teacher at Hamilton Middle School in Wallingford.