Veterans' Day Essay - Winners Announced
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Monday, November 13, Heartland students, staff and community members honored veterans at the annual Veteran’s Day program. As part of our celebration, students in grades 4-12 were given the opportunity to take part in an essay contest sponsored by Henderson State Bank, who generously donated prize money for two divisions and gave awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within each division. A total of 47 essays were submitted with 23 in Division I and 24 in Division II. Students in grades 4-6 wrote about the topic: What a Veteran Means to Me. Students in grades 7-12 wrote about the topic: Freedom Isn't Free. Our judges were four volunteers: Tom Vaught, United States Army and Air Force Veteran and a member of The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Arlene Eklund, Elaine Vaught, Virginia Fay, all members of the Auxiliary of The Veterans of Foreign Wars. We appreciate and sincerely thank Henderson State Bank and our judges. Winners in each division read their essays during our program and did a fantastic job.
Contest Winners:
Division I, Grades 4-6:
3rd Place: Riley Quiring, Grade 4
2nd Place: Mariah Tessman, Grade 6
1st Place: Braelyn Renz, Grade 5
Division II, Grades 7-12:
3rd Place: Ava Tessman, Grade 7
2nd Place: Maverick Hiebner, Grade 9
1st Place: Sadie Carr, Grade 12