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Students in grades 6-8 can write an essay on “Why I Am an American Patriot”. This is being sponsored by the VFW. The winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and a trip to Washington, DC. Entry deadline is November 1, 2007.
This is a blurb from the entry form:
Patriot’s Pen, a youth-essay writing contest endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ contest criteria, is a nationwide competition that gives students in grades 6,7 and 8 the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. Annually, more than 115,000 students participate in the contest. You can download the entry form here:



