By Barbara Scott
Staff Writer
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary, Lister/Knowlton VFW Post 9389 held an awards ceremony for their yearly essay contest “What America Means to Me,” on Feb. 16. Ninety fifth-grade students at Teague Park Elementary School in Caribou participated in the annual program. “The teachers had decorated the fifth-grade hallway in patriotic colors for our ceremony,” said Yvonne Theriault, chairwoman of the essay contest. “We were so pleased that they would do something like that for our ceremony.”
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Members of the Lister/Knowlton VFW Post 9389 Ladies Auxiliary stand in a patriotic-decorated grade five hallway at Teague Park Elementary School. The ladies were at the school to hold an awards ceremony for their annual essay contest, “What America Means to Me” in which 90 fifth-grade students participated. Auxiliary members are from left: Pat Edgecomb, Thelma Morin, Doris Pelkey and Yvonne Theriault.
Prior to presenting awards and certificates Auxiliary members presented a brief program on the history of the American flag and instruction on proper flag etiquette.
Students who were selected as the top three essayists receiving a certificate and a monetary award included: Riley McNeal, first place, $25; Madison Jandreau, second place, $15; and Kassie Krul, third place, $10.
Receiving honorable mention for their essays were Logan Malm, Nick Guerrette, Willow Whitten, Noah Hixon, Jacob Ouellette, Brianna Reece and Jordon Theriualt.
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Teague Park fifth-grade students receiving honorable mention certificates for their “What America Means to Me” essays and the top three essayists are, in front, from left: Riley McNeal, first place; Kassie Krul, third place; and Madison Jandreau, second place. Second row: Jacob Ouellette, Willow Whitten and Jordan Theriault. In back are: Brianna Reece, Logan Malm, Nick Guerrette and Noah Hixon.
Winners of the essay contest “What America Means to Me” sponsored annually by the Lister/Knowlton VFW Post 9389 Ladies Auxiliary, are in front from left Riley McNeal, first place; Kassie Krul, third place; and Madison Jandreau, second place. In back are Auxiliary members Yvonne Theriault, Doris Pelkey, Thelma Morin and Pat Edgecomb.
