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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. Before submitting your essay, read the rules and eligibility requirements , and find your sponsoring local VFW Post as applications must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31 . Download and complete the 2023-2024 entry form here .
About the 2022-2023 winner ...
Leighton Peters, a seventh grade student from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was named the 2022-2023 Patriot's Pen first place winner. Her essay on the theme, "My Pledge to Our Veterans" won her a $5,000 award. Leighton was sponsored by VFW Post 2204 and its Auxiliary in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
Watch as Leighton delivered her winning essay , during the VFW's Parade of Winners streamed live on Facebook, or read her essay here. See the complete list of 2023 national winners .
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The VFW is dedicated to promoting patriotism and investing in our future generation. If you are a democracy-loving high school student interested in a $35,000 college scholarship or a patriotic middle school student interested in winning $5,000, these scholarships may be for you.
Established in 1947, our Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. Each year, nearly 25,000 ninth through 12th grade students from across the country enter to win their share of more than $1 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the program.
The national first place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/technical school. A complete list of other national scholarships range from $1,000-$21,000, and the first place winner from each VFW Department (state) wins at least a scholarship of $1,000. Before submitting your essay, download the 2024-2025 entry form here and find your sponsoring local VFW Post as applications must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31 .
About the 2023-2024 winner ...
Sophia Lin, a high school junior at BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, was named the 2023-2024 Voice of Democracy first place winner. Sophia's speech on the theme, "What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?" won her a $35,000 college scholarship. Sophia was sponsored by Scottsdale VFW Post 3513. Watch as Sophia delivered her speech during the VFW's Parade of Winners award ceremony or read it here .
Want to catch up on everything that happened this year? You can watch the full Parade of Winners ceremony which was streamed live on Facebook, or see this year's complete list of winners .
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. Before submitting your essay, download the 2024-2025 entry form here and find your sponsoring local VFW Post as applications must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31 .
Bryant Day, an eighth grade student from Ashland, Ohio, was named the 2023-2024 Patriot's Pen first place winner. His essay on the theme, "How Are You Inspired by America?" won the national first place $5,000 award. Bryant was sponsored by VFW Post 9943 and its Auxiliary in Mansfield, Ohio.
Watch as Bryant delivered his winning essay during the VFW's Parade of Winners streamed live on Facebook, or read his essay here. See the complete list of 2024 national winners .
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2023-2024 PATRIOT’S PEN ESSAY PROGRAM
"How are you Inspired by America?”
All information pertaining to the theme, judging, eligibility, awards, and other aspects of this program are contained in the Veterans of Foreign Wars program booklet for the Annual Patriot’s Pen Essay Program. District Commanders are responsible to ensure that their District Chairman are conducting their programs within these rules and deadlines. District Commanders are solely responsible for the conduct of the programs within their Districts. Make sure that copies of this program are distributed to all the Posts within your District in sufficient time to ensure that there is a successful competition.
The Patriot’s Pen Essay program is a joint program with the VFW Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Michigan. The Auxiliary does not need the permission of a Post to participate in the program. Post and District Chairman are expected to include their VFW Auxiliary Counterparts in all activities concerning the conduct of the local and District programs. Coordination of the District program is the responsibility of the District Commanders and District Chairman. Post Chairman must refer to their District program for the program requirements and deadlines.
Judging the Contest
The suggested number of judges is five to nine, with a minimum of three. Judges should be from outside your Posts and Auxiliaries and should represent your community. Judges must not in any way be connected to the students in the competition. Set the date for your judging and invite the judges at least 60 days in advance. Remind them a week before the competition with a letter or email, and two days before with a phone call.
Eligibility
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade students in public, private, parochial, and home schools in the State of Michigan. Former first place winners at the State and National level of competition or any Foreign Exchange students are not eligible. Students do not have to be relatives of a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars or its VFW Auxiliary to participate.
Essays must be typed, or computer printed in English, between 300-400 words, on a single sheet of paper, with no added color or art.
To receive credit for participation in the Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition, a Post must sponsor the program in their community. While it is important to offer the Patriot’s Pen Essay Program in our schools, it is not solely a program for the schools. You may offer the competition to any sixth, seventh, or eighth grade student. All entries must be submitted directly to the Post. They may be sponsored through local schools, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Church youth groups, Junior ROTC programs, the home schooled, etc. Posts are encouraged to solicit participants from as many sources as possible. The Post will hold their own judging and may submit to the District the number of students permitted by the following:
· 1-15 Student Participants: 1 Top Post entry is allowed to advance to District.
· 16-30 Student Participants: 2 Top Post entries are allowed to advance to District.
· 31-45 Student Participants: 3 Top Post entries are allowed to advance to District, etc.
Note: No Limit
Posts may advance as many winners as they select based on the total number of students participating. Post judging is the responsibility of the Post Chairman and must be conducted in accordance with the National Judging Criteria. The Post may forward each first-place winning entry to the District. Each student entry submitted by a Post to the District must be an equal first place winner. This means that each Post student entry must receive the same award. For example, a Post has fifty-five student entries and is eligible to send four entries to the District for judging. Those four entries must each receive an equal first place award from the Post. If the Post lists them as first, second, third and fourth place, then they can only send in one entry as the first-place winner. Note: First place Post winner’s entry packets must include a completed Student Biographical Questionnaire and School Release Form when sent to the District. Post packets will not be accepted unless complete.
School/Youth Group Competition Alternatives
We offer teachers/youth leaders the option to use the Patriot’s Pen as a writing exercise. The teacher/leader may submit all the entries to the Post for judging or conduct a judging within the group or class and advance a winner for every fifteen participants as shown above. Note: The Post Chairman should make this decision working closely with the teacher or group leader.
Each District shall be responsible for the conduct of the program and judging of entries within their District. District Chairman are expected to promote the expansion of the program by encouraging the participation of additional Posts. It is not always possible to restrict sponsorship strictly along VFW District Boundaries. Posts may solicit student participation from any geographical area within the State of Michigan if they do not interfere with the sponsorship of other Posts. District Chairman are expected to assist Posts in the coordination of sponsorship of all schools in the District. It is unacceptable that a school is not contacted. Each District may submit only one entry to the Department for judging. This entry must be certified on the proper National Entry Form by the District Chairman to be the District First place winner of the District Program Judging. The following items MUST accompany the District Entry to the Department for Judging:
· One Student Essay in accordance with the above rules.
· One completed student entry from the National Program Booklet.
· A quality head and shoulder photograph, wallet size only.
· One typed copy of the student’s essay.
· One signed Student Release Form (Link below).
· One Student Biographical Questionnaire (Link below) must accompany your District Winner.
It is the responsibility of District Chairman to ensure that all materials are included. Any entry that does not include all the required above items may not be judged.
To obtain program credit the Post Chairman portion of the Student Entry Form must be completed and submitted to the District with each Post entry. The form must include the number of students participating from the school and the approximate cost for the program and awards. Proper credit cannot be given without this information. District Chairman are required to submit a consolidated report of Post participation within their District using the District Report form and the District Summary Form. The reports MUST accompany the District Entry to Department. It is the responsibility of the Post, District, and Department Adjutants to input the Patriot’s entries into the All-American Dashboard. This is to include all monetary values spent on this event. Failure to do so can cause the Post, District, and/or Department to show a NOT MET in this category.
The deadline for Post sponsored entries is October 31, 2023. Post judging may not be held before November 1, 2023, and must be completed in time to ensure that winning entries are delivered to the District Chairman by November 16, 2023. District judging may not be held before November 16, 2023 , and must be completed in time to ensure that the winning entry with all required materials are in the hands of the Department Director by December 16, 2023. The Department deadline for District entries is December 16, 2023 . This deadline is absolute, and it includes all paperwork. Department judging will be closed and will be the responsibility of the Department Committee. Please be advised that the state judging will be attended only by the VFW Department Committee members, VFW State Auxiliary Committee members, and the State Judges. The Committee has the authority to disqualify from the Department judging any entry which is in violation of the rules as stated in the Department Program and the National Program Booklet.
All Post and District awards are the responsibility of those organizations. Department awards will be presented at the 2024 Department of Michigan Mid-Winter Conference. All District winners are expected to be present. Each District must assume the cost of their winner’s transportation, meals, and lodging. Department will provide each District winner with one banquet ticket. Banquet tickets for family members and other guests are the sole responsibility of the District in cooperation with the sponsoring Post.
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2024-2025 "PATRIOT’S PEN” ESSAY Program
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. Before submitting your essay, read the rules and eligibility requirements , and find your sponsoring local VFW Post as applications must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31 . Download and complete the 2024-2025 entry form here .
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Each year more than 68,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $865,000 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 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
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.
The 2023-24 theme is "How are you inspired by America"
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The 2024-25 topic is ...
"My Voice in America's Democracy"
Each year more than 165,400 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $1.4 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.
Applications, rules and eligibility for the 2024-2025 competition are available now! A pplications must be turned in by midnight, Oct. 31, 2024 .
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Patriot’s Pen Rules and Eligibility
The Patriot’s Pen program is open to 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade students enrolled by the Oct. 31 deadline in public, private, parochial school, or home study program in the U.S., its territories or its possessions. Dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools are also eligible to participate.
Download and complete the Patriot's Pen entry form and brochure. Essays must be no less than 300 words and cannot exceed 400 words. They should be submitted to the VFW Post, along with the completed Patriot's Pen entry form no later than the October 31 deadline. Students can ask a teacher or youth group leader to supervise their progress in the competition.
Judging Criteria - Knowledge of the theme is worth 30 points. You must show a thorough knowledge of the theme in your work. Demonstrate you have researched the issue extensively. Theme development is worth 35 points. Answer all relevant facts about the theme such as the who, what, where, when and why. Relate the theme to your own experiences. Clarity of ideas is worth 35 points. Write your essay in an easy-to understand format. Leave your reader with a clear understanding of your explanation of the theme.
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Patriot's Pen -. 2024-2025 THEME: "My Voice in America's Democracy". WHAT IS THE PATRIOT'S PEN? Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 73,000 students who participated last year in ...
Patriot's Pen. 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!
2022-2023 "PATRIOT'S PEN" ESSAY Program "My Pledge to Our Veterans" All information pertaining to the theme, judging, eligibility, awards, and other aspects of this program are contained in the Veterans of Foreign Wars program booklet for the Patriot's Pen Essay Program. District Chairmen are responsible to ensure that their District ...
contestant's own thinking. The approach to the Patriot's Pen theme should be positive and clearly focused. Poetry is not acceptable. Quotations may be used sparingly if plainly identified wherever used. A contestant's teacher, counselor or parent may check the essay for punctuation, grammar and/or spelling, but the content
Patriot's Pen gives 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade students the opportunity to express their opinion on a patriotic theme and improve their writing skills, while they compete for awards and prizes. The awards from all levels of the competition total $1.2 million each year. Each Department (state) first place winner competes at the national level ...
Download and complete the Patriot's Pen entry form. All essays should be typed in English with no color or graphics and 300 - 400 words in length (+ or - 5 word max). The essay must be contestant's original work and a product of the contestant's own thinking. The approach to the Patriot's Pen theme should be positive and clearly focused.
The first-place national award is currently $5,000. To learn more about the Patriots Pen or to submit an entry, please use the following link: Patriots Pen Entry Form. If you have any questions, please contact the Post Adjutant at [email protected]. 2023-2024 Lee-Pearson VFW Post 1786 Winners: 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place.
Patriot's Pen 2022-2023 Theme is: "My pledge to Our Veterans." Each year, nearly 68,800 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $1.4 million in state and national awards. Each first place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the ...
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest . Patriot's Pen gives 6th, 7th and 8th grade students the opportunity to express their opinion on a patriotic theme and improve their writing skills, while they compete for awards and prizes. Cumulatively, the awards provided from all levels of the competition are around $1.2 million each year. Each first place ...
PATRIOT'S PEN. Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 138,000 students who participated last year in this contest.
Patriot's Pen. 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!
Patriot Pen - VFW Department of Pennsylvania. 2024-2025 Patriot's Pen. Each year more than 165,400 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $1.4 million in state and national awards. Each 1st place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and ...
Patriot's Pen. 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 more than $1.4 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!
How to submit Patriot's Pen. 6/24 CHECK BACK FOR INPORTANT UPDATES.. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives 6th-, 7th- and 8th grade students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. This year's theme is, "My Voice in America's Democracy".
What is Patriot's Pen? Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 138,000 students who participated last year in this contest. ... VFW's Commander-in-Chief annually chooses the year's ...
Leighton Peters, a seventh grade student from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was named the 2022-2023 Patriot's Pen first place winner. Her essay on the theme, "My Pledge to Our Veterans" won her a $5,000 award. Leighton was sponsored by VFW Post 2204 and its Auxiliary in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Watch as Leighton delivered her winning essay, during the VFW ...
Patriot's Pen. 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 Patriot's Pen Essay program is a joint program with the VFW Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Michigan. The Auxiliary does not need the permission of a Post to participate in the program. Post and District Chairman are expected to include their VFW Auxiliary Counterparts in all activities concerning the conduct of the local and ...
Patriot Pen - Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Iowa. 2024-2025 "PATRIOT'S PEN" ESSAY Program. 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 ...
Patriot's Pen -. Each year more than 68,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $865,000 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 and an all ...
The 2024-25 topic is ... "My Voice in America's Democracy" Each year more than 165,400 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $1.4 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!