Hamilton School District: Silver Spring Students Win Awards In Essay Contest

Menomonee Falls WI

20 April, 2022

8:27 PM

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Press release from the Hamilton School District: April 20, 2022 Two Silver Spring Intermediate School students earned awards for their submissions in the 2021-22 Elks Grand Lodge Americanism Essay Contest. Fifth-grader Miles Khoury took first place and sixth-grader Paige Thompson took second place in the Waukesha Elks Lodge 400 competition. The contest is for students in grades 5-8. This year's theme was "What Does it Mean to Love Your Country?" Students were asked to respond to the question in an essay that did not exceed 300 words. Waukesha Elks Lodge Secretary Arlyn Clarksen presented Thompson and Khoury with cash awards for their success. Their essays will move on to district-level competition. This press release was produced by the Hamilton School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.