Estabrook wins VFW essay contest
Casey J. Estabrook, the daughter of Clif and Heidi Estabrook of Presque Isle, took first place at both the local and district levels and placed second in the state in the VFW Patriotic Pen Essay Contest.
An eighth-grade student at Presque Isle Middle School, she submitted her winning essay to her English teacher, Mary Graham.
The youth essay writing contest is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ contest criteria and is a nationwide competition that gives students in grades six, seven and eight the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy.
Annually, more than 115,000 students participate in the annual contest. Contestants write a 300-400 word essay based on an annual patriotic theme.
Estabrook and the other participants of the program will be honored at a Feb. 21, 2015 banquet at the Caribou VFW Feb. 21.
