SPRINGFIELD — Sofia Gulick of Springfield High School, representing Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 771 in Springfield, won the Vermont Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Essay contest held Jan. 20 at the VFW in Middlebury, Vermont.
Gulick competed with other high school students in Vermont with the winning essay on the “American History: Our Hope for the Future” theme.
Gulick was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Vermont VFW Department and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in early March, where she will be competing with essay contest winners from all other VFW state winners.
Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. Each year, nearly 40,000 9-12 grade students from across the country enter to win their share of $2.1 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the program. The national first-place winner receives a $30,000
scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational / technical school. For more information, visitwww.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships.
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