Students from Mountain Home schools were recognized for their writing in this year’s Elks Americanism Essay Contest.
Mountain Home students in grades five through seven participated in the annual contest, which asked students to respond to the topic, “What does ‘service to your country’ mean to me”
Three district winners were selected and awarded checks during a recognition ceremony. The students were honored by Mountain Home Elks Lodge #1714 Exalted Ruler Roger Lumpkin along with Americanism Committee Co-Chairs Kim Swearingen and Vonya Schaufler.
Swearingen, Barnes, and Lumpkin
The local winners include Hackler Intermediate fifth grader Aaliyah Barnes and Pinkston Middle School seventh graders Daxtyn Small and Jennifer Taheny.
Lumpkin, Schaufler, Pinkston Principal Justin Smith, Taheny, and Small
The Elks Americanism Essay Contest encourages students to reflect on patriotism and the meaning of service to their country through writing.
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