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American Legion Auxiliary presents Essay Awards at Robinson School

James A. Edmond American Legion Auxiliary Unit 121, held their annual Essay contest with Robinson Elementary. This is the seventh year Robinson has participated in the contest. Participating in the program from Robinson Elementary were Ms. Nering, Ms. Evans and Ms. Chudej classes. The theme this year was “America - Home of the Brave, Land that I Love.” The Americanism committee selected a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 2 Honorable Mentions from each of the three classes for a total of 15 winners. Certificates were given to all the winners and awards were given to the top three from each class. The 1st place winners received an American Flag that had flown over the United States Capital in their honor. Winners from each class and category are as follows: Ms. Chudej’s class – 1st Place Philip Sharp; 2nd Place Andrew Nering; 3rd Place Chandler Kramer; Honorable Mention Payden Parsons and Britten Walker. Ms. Evans Class – 1st Place Christopher Bettinger; 2nd Place Connor Barnett; 3rd Place Drew Caviness; Honorable Mention Ty Chudej and Ethan Tapia. Ms. Nering’s class – 1st Place Hannah DeYoung; 2nd Place Katie Trigg; 3rd Place Jared Willis; Honorable Mention McKenzie Booker and Lauren Putnam. Three essays were forwarded to State Competition, and hopefully on to National competition, they are: Philip Sharp, Christopher Bettinger and Hannah DeYoung. Prior to the Awards presentation, Unit 121 presented an Americanism program on the American Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance, and 5 Legionnaires spoke with the students about their time in the Military and answered questions. This Americanism program included an assignment given to the students, prior to the program, to find someone in their family that had been in the military, find out something about their service and to bring a picture so the classes could meet their Family's Hero. The members of the Auxiliary and Post hopes this program will continue for many years to come because the children of today are the future of tomorrow, and we feel it is our responsibility to teach them to respect and honor the flag and the people who serve this country under that flag.