Videos: Young 'Patriots' read essays at Basehor VFW event

Archive for Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Basehor VFW Post’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest winners (front, left to right) Alyssa Bailey, Daniel Tady, Zoey DeLeon, Chandreah Hime, (back, left to right) Michaela Grimes, Isaiah Foley, Alyssa Foster, William Breuer and Marina Wilson gather after reading their winning essays at the Post on Thursday. Not pictured is another winner, Morgan Markovich. In back are post members Fred Box and Daniel Stueckemann. About 400 middle-school students entered the Basehor competition.

February 3, 2011

Patriot's Pen winner: Alyssa Bailey

Basehor-Linwood Middle School eighth-grader Alyssa Bailey reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Alyssa Foster (part 1)

Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grader Alyssa Foster reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Alyssa Foster (part 2)

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Patriot's Pen winner: Chandreah Hime

Basehor-Linwood Middle School sixth-grader Chandreah Hime reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Daniel Tady

Basehor-Linwood Middle School eighth-grader Daniel Tady reads his winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Isaiah Foley

Basehor-Linwood Middle School sixth-grader Isaiah Foley reads his winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Marina Wilson

Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grader Marina Wilson reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Michaela Grimes

Basehor-Linwood Middle School sixth-grader Michaela Grimes reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: William Breuer

Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grader William Breuer reads his winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Patriot's Pen winner: Zoey DeLeon

Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grader reads her winning Patriot's Pen essay. Enlarge video

Nine winners in the Basehor VFW Post's Patriot's Pen contest read their winning essays at a post meeting Thursday, Jan. 27.

The contest was open to middle-school students, and about 400 students entered, post member Fred Box said.

The winners who spoke at the meeting were Michaela Grimes, Isaiah Foley and Chandreah Hime, sixth grade; Alyssa Foster, Marina Wilson, William Breuer and Zoey DeLeon, seventh grade; and Alyssa Bailey and Daniel Tady, eighth grade.

Morgan Markovich, eighth grade, was also a winner but did not speak at the event.