Local students place at District and State competitions in 2017-2018 VFW Auxiliary Essay Contest
Reegan Benzing... First-place winner at both the district and department levels for third grade. Submitted photo.
Reid Deeney ... First-place winner at the district level for fourth grade. Submitted photo.
Ethan Palmer ... First-place winner at the district level for fifth grade. Submitted photo.
The Lawrence D. Anderson VFW Auxiliary #4117 recently presented awards to local elementary school students who had advanced and won at the district and department level in Iowa in the annual student essay contest. The annual “I Love America Because” VFW Auxiliary Elementary School Essay Contest for students in third, fourth and fifth grades was held last November and winning local entries advanced to the district level in January and then on to the department (state) level more recently.
Third grade students used the topic “I Love America Because…” and winning first place at the district level and also first place at the department level was Reegan Benzing, daughter of Ryland and Shannon Benzing of Waukon. She is a member of Mrs. Sara Retallick’s class at East Elementary School where Mr. Joe Griffith is principal.
Fourth grade students wrote on the topic “Why Should We Thank Our Veterans?” and winning first place at the district level was Reid Deeney, son of James and Kelly Deeney of Waukon. He is in Mrs. Loretta Schafer’s class at St. Patrick School where Mrs. Katie Fahey is principal.
Fifth grade students had the topic “What Does Patriotism Mean to Me?” and winning first place at the district level was Ethan Palmer, son of John and Meghan Palmer of Waukon. He is a student in Mrs. Dacia Sommer’s class at St. Patrick School with Mrs. Katie Fahey as principal.
