Patriots Penn and Voice Of Democracy Scholarship awards

Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Scholarship Programs

PATRIOT'S PEN

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.

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.

THE 2016-17 THEME IS: THE AMERICA I BELIEVE IN 
Due October 31, 2016

Go here for more info.

http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/

VOICE OF DEMOCRACY Scholarship for 9-12 grades

Each year, nearly 40,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a share of the $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition.

THE 2016-17 THEME IS: MY RESPONSIBILITY TO AMERICA 
Due October 31, 2016

Go here for more info.

http://www.vfw.org/VOD/

I hope you will pass this information on to all of your friends and family that have students in the 6-8th grades or the 9-12th grades.  Give them time to think about the themes and really work on some great essays.

Happy Scrappin',

Janice