Veterans of Foreign Wars members recently announced the winners of the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest sponsored by the Harold Baggenstoss Post 1260 in Bemidji.
Lauren Berg placed first with $100, second-place was Max Brown with $75, Kayla Henrickson as third-place winner $50, and fourth-place Camille McDermott with a medallion and certificate of participation. Other student winners received a medal and certificates honoring them.
The theme for the essay contest was "America: Where do we go from here?" All four participating seniors have a 4.2 GPA.
