VFW Post 192 Youth Contests, Teacher, and Civil Servant Recognition
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COULD WIN A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND A $30,000 SCHOLARSHIP IN VFW’S VOICE OF DEMOCRACY COMPETITION
VFW Post Commander Stanley A. Kober of the Washington Elm Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood), announces the kick-off of this year’s National VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary “Voice of Democracy (VOD) Scholarship Competition.” High school students in this area have the opportunity to compete in the annual audio essay competition and win thousands of dollars in scholarships, a trip to Washington, D.C., as well as dozens of other awards. This program is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
High School students begin by competing at the local Post level. Deadline for the student’s original entries to arrive at VFW Post #192 is November 1, 2012. Post awardees advance to District. District awardees compete in the NJ state competition. The state awardee will enjoy an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., March 2-6, 2013, along with the awardees from every state, the District of Columbia, the Pacific Areas, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe.
During the more than 60 years that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary have been involved with Voice of Democracy, more than 7 million high school students have participated. Students compete by writing and then recording in their own words a three-to-five minute audio/essay expressing their views on this year’s patriotic theme, “Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?”.
All State awardees receive at least a $1,000 national scholarship but any one of them could win the $30,000 first place scholarship award. A total of $152,000 in national scholarships is awarded to national finalists in addition to the scholarships and awards given at the preliminary levels of competition.
Interested high school students and teachers from Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River should contact the Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood) by telephone at 201-445-1121 or immediately write to the Washington Elm VFW Post #192 (Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood) at 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 for an application.
Applications also are available on the Post 192 website at www.vfwpost192-nj.com ABOUT VFW>CONTESTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
May God continue to Bless America!
/s/ Stanley A. Kober
Stanley A. Kober
Commander,
Washington Elm VFW Post #192
Ho-Ho-Kus—Ridgewood
620 Cliff Street
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423