How to Enter:
Students can enter by submitting the required entry form, along with their essay
VFW Post 2399.
Students can pick up an entry form from you school or call the Post Quartermaster's Office.
Mail entry form and essay to the VFW, or you can drop it by our offices.
Further directions are listed on the entry form.
History:
Patriot's Pen, a youth-essay writing contest endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals' contest criteria, is a nationwide competition that gives students in grades 6,7 and 8 the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. Annually, more than 115,000 students participate in the contest.
Contestants write a 300-400 word essay based on an annual patriotic theme.
Post first-place winner receives $250.
District first-place winner receives _______
Department first-place winner recieves $2000
National first-place winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. The top national winners each receive a savings bond anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.