Students and Parents: It is never too early for your industrious student to begin planning for a college career, so the Cuero Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 & Auxiliary are sponsoring two opportunities for Cuero-area youth to start earning scholarship money for their future. The first is Patriot’s Pen, an essay contest for students in grades 6-8; the second is the Voice of Democracy, a recorded essay contest for students in grades 9-12 of high school. The Cuero VFW and Auxiliary will award a combined $1,170 to local winners in these competitions; the first-place winners advance to District competition, then State, and then National.
The Patriot Pen’s theme for this year is “My Voice in America’s Democracy?” The essay should be 300-400 typewritten words. Cuero ISD, Westhoff ISD, and Meyersville ISD schools have been given contest rules and qualifying information. Each firstplace State winner receives a minimum of $500 and the first-place national winner $5,000. Total winnings at these levels amount to $1.4 million.
The current theme for the Voice of Democracy contest is: “Is America Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?” Typewritten essays should be submitted along with a 3-5 minute voice recording on disc or thumb drive. Qualifying information and entry forms are available in the Counselors’ office of Cuero High School.
