TOPSHAM — Ella Carter, an eighth grader at Mt. Ararat Middle School, has won the VFW District 7 Patriot’s Pen essay contest. This year’s topic was “The America I Believe In.” Carter’s essay has now been submitted for the finals of state competition. The results of the state competition will be announced in mid January. At the VFW Post 2197 December membership meeting, Carter received a certificate of achievement as well as cash awards.
Patriot’s Pen is a nationwide scholastic competition for middle school students sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
To learn more about Post 2197, check go to the VFW post 2197 Facebook page, or e:mail: cha_ [email protected].
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