Greencastle-AntrimMiddle School

Welcome to the Annual Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Informational Page - Sponsored by the Greencastle VFW and Ladies' Auxiliary   

The Patriot's Pen Essay Contest is a national contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

• Students in grades 6th through 8th are eligible to enter. 

• Students are asked to write an essay on a patriotic theme (the theme changes each year).

• Essays must be between 300 and 400 words (words in the title do not count toward the total).

• The deadline to submit an essay is October 31st each year.

• Contact your ELA teacher for information.

2020 Theme: What Patriotism Means to Me

How are the winners selected 

• Students' essays are first judged at the local VFW (Greencastle's is VFW Post 6319).

• The winners of this round advance to the VFW district round (our students compete against middle schools in Adams, Franklin, and York Counties).

• Winners of that round advance to the state round, and each state's winner advances to the national round with the winning prize of $5,000.

• 1^st Place - Ava Guzic (8th Grade Digital Team)

Ava's Essay
2020 Patriots Pen Essay - 1st Place Ava Guzic (8th grade Digital Team) (PDF Format).pdf
2020 Patriots Pen Essay - 1st Place Ava Guzic (8th grade Digital Team) (Text Accessible Format).txt

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• 2^nd Place - Sebastiano Carella (7th Grade Digital Team)

Sebastiano's Essay
2020 Patriots Pen Essay - 2nd Place - Sebastiano Carella (7th Grade Digital Team) (PDF Format).pdf
2020 Patriots Pen Essay - 2nd Place - Sebastiano Carella (7th Grade Digital Team) (Text Accessible Format).txt

Both ADVANCED to the District Level Competition against winners from other Franklin, Adams, and York County middle schools.

For more information or to participate, contact:

 Mr. Mowery
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
rmowery@gcasd.org