STE. GENEVIEVE — The winners of the 2021 VFW Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Contest have been announced.
Betty Arnold (from left), Ariella Taylor, Lily Boyd, and Lois Flieg.
1st Place – Lily Boyd, Grade 11, Ste. Genevieve High School, daughter of Katie Boyd (her oral essay will be submitted for state judging)
2nd Place – Ariella Taylor, Grade 11, Ste. Genevieve High School, daughter of Dana Taylor
Brian Herzog, (from left), Andrew Basler, Lois Flieg
3rd Place – Andrew Basler, Grade 9, Valle High School, son of Chris and Tina Basler
The theme for this year’s VFW Voice of Democracy contest was “America–where do we go from here?”