St. Francis Students Awarded 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places In VFW Patriot's Pen Essay

Winners were announced in the annual Patriot’s Pen essay writing competition at the Brainerd Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The theme was “What is Patriotism to me?”

First place winning $300 was Alex Lelwica, St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School eighth grader.

Second place winning $200 was Elizabeth Sarvie, St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School eighth grader.

Third place winning $100 was Margaret Ringhand, St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School seventh grader.

Winners move on to district, state and national competitions and share in $55,000 scholarship money from the local and national VFW. More details and the full essays can be found on the Brainerd VFW website.

Congratulations Alex, Liz & Margaret!