Jill Mahler and Cheryl Wilson were named the winners of the Sweet Home American Legion Auxiliary Americanism essay contest earlier this summer. Polly Bond received honorable mention.
Mahler won the junior-senior division, and Wilson won the freshman-sophomore division.
These are their essays on the topic:
Soldiers, Past and Present €“ America, Honor Your Veterans
Jill Mahler
Another Monday morning, the bell echoed through the freshly mopped halls. Lockers slamming and clattering of shoes created a…