" CONTESTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS"
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ORATORICAL CONTEST
Each year the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest awards over $138,000.00 in college scholarships. The National High School Oratorical Contest, sponsored since 1938 by The American Legion, is designed to instill a greater knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States in high school students. Other objectives include the development of leadership, the ability to think and speak clearly and the preperation for the acceptance of duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.
Each contestant must give a prepared oration on some phase of the UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, giving emphasis to the duties and obligations of a citizen to their government.
PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN LEGION STATE ESSAY CONTEST
2025 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2024 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2023 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2022 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2021 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2020 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2019 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2018 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2017 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2016 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2015 POST ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Lena Carll - First Place Oil City High School - Sara Teeter First Place Oil City Middle School - Emilie Miller runner up
2014 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2013 POST ESSAY CONTEST
2012 POST ESSAY CONTEST
The forms may be found at the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania Web site
Since the inception of its State Essay Contest in 1935, the Pennsylvania American Legion has maintained that education is the cornerstone upon which the future of this nation is built.
As education is the first requisite of good citizenship, the relationship of the American Legion to the schools of Pennsylvania is that of a friendly and firm supporter of free education as a means of keeping and improving a free civilization.
The Amerian Legion follows a direct, positive approach to the training of American youth in the rights and privileges, the duties and responsibilities of citizenship through objective educational programs.
One such program is the Annual Essay Contest. Through this competition students are given the opportunity to show their ability in English structure, originality, accuracy, research and evidence of ability to succeed in college.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE CONTESTS CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION POST.
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