The deadline for both the middle school and high school contests is Oct. 31.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is sponsoring two patriotic-themed contest.
One, for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, is an essay competition titled “What is Patriotism to Me?” It comes with a grand prize of $5,000.
Another contest, for students in grades 9-12, is an audio essay competition. The title for that one is “Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?” It comes with a grand prize of $30,000.
The deadline for both contests is October 31.
For more information about the middle school contest, please
click here.
For more information about the high school contest, please
click here.