Rapelje students win VFW essay contests

Rapelje students win VFW essay contests

Two Rapelje students have been recognized for their outstanding patriotic essays in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4762 annual youth scholarship competitions.

HHS senior wins state essay contest, travels to Washington, D.C.

Ashlyn Rogers, a senior at Hahnville High School, placed in the top 25 in a national essay competition, earning a $2,000 scholarship. Her award was announced during the “Parade of Winners,” a conference of all state-level winners of the Voice of Democracy contest in Washington, D.C. The Voice of Democracy competition, which is run by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, asks students to write an essay on a patriotic theme. For this year’s prompt – “Is …