Anna Pardue and Addy Phares of Weston High School won 1st place in the recently held Patriot’s Pen Competition sponsored by the Jackson Parish Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post. Both also won 3rd place for their essay at the district level which encompasses all of Northeast Louisiana
Coming in second place in the VFW Post competition was Lily LeBlance while Kinzi Bass to took third.
The competition awards those who are judged to have completed the bests essay that promotes citizenship and the patriotic principles of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Addy Phares not Kini
Thank you for letting me know this. Corrections have been made
I never saw this when the article first came out but this is incorrect. Kinzi Bass got first place and 3rd in state, not Addy. That is why she is also holding a trophy. I was the girls’ teacher in school last year and took that picture (or one exactly like it).
thank you for clarifying that