A VOICE OF
DEMOCRACY
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Onekama Student
Wins VFW Essay Contest
“Does my generation have a role
in America's future?” This question is a difficult one
for many of us to answer, but not for Onekama High
School Sophomore Elizabeth Bergren. Bergren placed first
in an essay competition sponsored by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. |
OHS student
Elizabeth Bergren receives congratulations from VFW
representatives in Manistee at their recent essay
awards ceremony.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Voice of
Democracy program was established in 1947 and has provided high
school students with over $2.5 million in scholarships and
incentives. In this year’s competition, Manistee County high school
students were asked to write an essay and then record it on a CD
based on the theme: Does My Generation Have a Role in America's
Future?
The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at the
VFW Post in Manistee. “Describing my generation’s role in our
country’s future was difficult,” explained Bergren. “My answer to
the question kept changing with every rough draft I wrote. I guess
in the end it didn't turn out too badly. I’m now crossing my fingers
for the next level of the competition.”
Elizabeth Bergren will now compete at the district level in December
and if selected will then go to the state competition. If successful
at the state level, she will then attend the national finals in
Washington D.C.
www.onekama.k12.mi.us/h2011 |