Virginia War Memorial seeks Veterans Day Essay entries from middle, high school students
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The Virginia War Memorial is seeking student entries for its third-annual Veterans Day Essay Contest.
The contest is open to all middle and high school public, private and homeschooled students in Virginia with a winning entry selected from each age group. The theme of this year’s essay is “Impact” – more specifically, the impact of World War I on Virginia’s soldiers, families, communities and/or culture, since 2018 is the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the official end of World War I.
The writer of the winning essay in each age category will receive a $250 prize, and the teacher of each winning student will receive $100 for use in his or her classroom. The two winning writers will be invited to read their essays aloud as part of the state's Veterans Day Ceremony in Richmond on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The ceremony will be presented in association with the Virginia World War 1/World War II Commemoration Commission.
Essays should be 500-750 words in length and must be received at the Virginia War Memorial by 11:59 p.m. EDT, Oct. 21.
For details, including the entry rules and guidelines, visit www.vawarmemorial.org/essaycontest or contact the Memorial at (804) 786-2060.
The essay contest is sponsored by Haley BuickGMC of Midlothian, which is providing the prizes for the winning entries.
