Parker wins Patriot’s Pen contest

 

Last updated 12/10/2019 at Noon

Jim Cornelius

Blake Parker won the Patriot’s Pen essay contest hosted by local veterans organizations. She was presented on Friday with a $400 prize. Her essay now qualifies for regional competition.

Blake Parker, an eighth-grade student at Sisters Middle School, won the Patriot’s Pen essay contest hosted by VFW Post 8138. The essay, on the topic “What makes America great,” was selected among a number of entries. The award to this student included a formal letter, a patriot medal, and a check for $400 for her efforts. Her essay now qualifies for regional

competition.

Parker told The Nugget that it felt good winning the competition, which she entered as a way of building scholarship funding for her future college education.

 

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