Every year, the High Point Elks are proud to participate in an Americanism Essay contest, sponsored by our national organization headquarters. The essay contest is open to all 5th-8th grade children, even if their parents are not Elks members. As Elks, we endeavor to promote pride of citizenship and patriotism among the youth of our great country.
2019 – 2020 Americanism Essay Winners
Juanita-Charity Sakyi, Americanism Essay winner of “What Does Freedom of Speech Mean to me?”, won third place in the 5th and 6th grade division for the Western Central District of Elks. She is the daughter of Rita-Charlotte Sakyi and rising 7th grader at Southwest Middle school, former teacher, Katherine Gold. Congratulations Juanita-Charity!
Red Juanita’s essay here: Juanita-Charity Sakti Essay
Lauren Day, Americanism Essay winner of “What Does Freedom of Speech Mean to me?”, won second place in the 7th and 8th grade division for the Western Central District of Elks. She is the daughter of Mark and Susie Day and a rising 8th grader at The NC Leadership Academy in Kernersville, NC. Congratulations Lauren!
Read Lauren’s essay here: Lauren Day Essay
2020 – 2021 Americanism Essay Contest Rules
The Americanism Essay question this year is “How can Patriotism be Demonstrated?”. Calling all 5th/6th graders and 7th/8th graders to write or type a 300 word, or less, essay on this topic. We have been pretty lucky in the past and have had many district winners. Think outside the box on this question. How can you as an individual, a community, a nation demonstrate Patriotism? What does Patriotism look like to you? Be creative. Try to stay away from dictionary definitions. Use your own thoughts and feelings. Stay focused on thoughts and ideas that you are developing and proving.
Have an opening statement, supporting thoughts and examples and closing statement. This could be a one paragraph answer, or two to three. Just keep track of your word count. Spelling and punctuation count! Read aloud when you are finished. This will help you catch many mistakes and watch out for homonyms- spell check will not correct homonyms for you. Deadline is December 15th, 2020.
Thank you,
Deanna Vernon, Americanism Chairman for High Point Elks Lodge