Patriot’s Pen Essay Winners

Congratulations to Beau Garrett and Jeremy Dobbs, eighth graders at West-Oak Middle School. These two students were named the second place and third place winners in the local level VFW Auxiliary Patriot’s Pen essay contest, which is part of a nationwide essay contest, “Patriot’s Pen”. The theme for this year’s essay was “American History: Our Hope for the Future.” The contest is open to all students, and students have an opportunity to win $500 to $5,000 if they are a national winner.