Eighth graders Courtney Kilpatrick and Ashley Shern received a surprise visit in their classrooms by representatives of two Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars groups – Ken L. McCreary Sr. of the District 5 VFW, and Nancy Gleissner and Kathy Cooper of the Owasso VFW Auxiliary Post 7180.
Kilpatrick won 1st Place Honorable Mention for the Owasso VFW Auxiliary Post 7180 and won 1st Place in the Patriot’s Pen Essay contest for the District 5 VFW. Her essay has already been sent in to compete at the State level.
Shern won 3rd Place Honorable Mention for the Owasso VFW Auxiliary Post 7180 and won 3rd Place in the Patriot’s Pen Essay contest for the District 5 VFW.
Both young ladies were presented with certificates and checks for their winning submissions.
