Congratulations to Mena Middle School 8th grader NATHAN WILLIAMSON on placing 17th and earning $1000.00 in the National Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest.
Nathans VFW Patriot's Pen Essay won the state competition earlier this year and. he was awarded a plaque and $1000.00.
Each year, nearly 68,800 students in sixth through eighth grades enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of nearly $1 million in state and
national awards. Each first place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first place winner wins $5,000!
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.