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Americanism Essay Winners Announced

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    Americanism Essay recognition awards were given to students in grades 3-6 at Ponca Public School on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, by Jane Dillon, president of the Jackson American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary and Russ Rasmussen, Jackson American Legion Commander.

Students in third through sixth grade were invited by the Jackson American Legion to write an original Americanism Essay for the Legion Auxiliary’s annual contest. The 2017 essay theme was: “How does learning about government and our America help you become a future guardian of the liberties of our country?”

 Essays were judged with first, second and third place awards given in three classes.  The following students received a certificate and a monetary award:

Class I: Third Grade-1st place: Patrick Semple-Garvin, 2nd place: Caden Merical, 3rd place: Avery McAfee

Class I: Fourth Grade-1st place: Lexi Swick, 2nd place: Austin Dendinger, 3rd place: Ellesyn Hrouda

Class II:  Fifth Grade- 1st place: Lily Korth, 2nd place: Guy Severeide, 3rd place: Bella Brummond

Class II: Sixth Grade- 1st. place: Abbie Hrouda, 2nd place: Julia McKinney,  3rd place: Samantha Ehlers

Class VI: Special Needs Students:   1st place: Sarah Sanchez, 2nd place: Nate Coffman, 3rd place: Garrett Millard

The following essays were judged at the state level:  

Class I (3rd-4th grade)-Patrick Semple-Garvin, Class II (5th-6th grade)-Abbie Hrouda,  Class VI (Special Needs)- Sarah Sanchez

The following student’s essays won state level awards and will be sent on to be judged at the national level:

Class I (3rd-4th grade)-Patrick Semple-Garvin won 1st place and received $25.00

Class VI (Special Needs)-Sarah Sanchez won 2nd place and received $15.00

Auxiliary president Jane Dillon indicated that Abbie and Patrick and Sarah earned quite an honor as over a thousand essays of  students from across the state of Nebraska were judged.