CARIBOU — Youths in grades K-12 have until Monday, March 18 to pen their entries into the annual American Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest; locally, the contest is coordinated by members of the Henry B. Pratt Jr. Unit 15 of the American Legion Auxiliary.
This year’s essay topic is, “What freedom do I enjoy most?”
Essays for the competition are divided into different categories, with kids in kindergarten, first and second grade drawing pictures depicting the topic and including a caption.
Students from grades 3 and 4 should submit essays between 150 and 200 words; fifth- and sixth-grade students should compose essays between 250 and 300 words. For seventh- and eighth-grade students, essays should be between 350 and 400 words.
High school students wishing to enter the contest should compose essays between 400 and 450 words, for students in grades nine and 10, and between 450 and 500 words, for students in grades 11 and 12.
All entries must be submitted on 8.5 by 11 inch paper, typed or legibly written with a cover sheet. The cover sheet must contain the following information: student name, age, grade and sponsoring American Legion Auxiliary Unit.
Entries from Caribou youths must be received no later than Monday, March 18; essays will be picked up at all Caribou schools and Quo Vadis on March 18, or they may be mailed to the Henry B. Pratt, Jr. Unit 15, P.O. Box 1275 in Caribou, Maine, 01736.
Local Legion Auxiliary members will forward the entries to the Department of Maine American Legion Auxiliary for judging on a statewide basis.
Officials with the local American Legion Auxiliary say they are looking forward to reading the entries submitted by Caribou’s patriotic students.
