UHI STUDENTS WIN AWARDS IN THE PATRIOT’S PEN CONTEST
Congratulations to the winners! First place, Ross Kleinman; second place, Abigail Schwartz; and third place winner, Asher Schwartz. Pictured above are Ross Kleinman, Asher Schwartz, Abigail Schwartz and Social Studies Teacher, Mrs. Barbara Welch.
Pictured from the left are Mr. Martin Flannery, Mr. Richard D. Evans, Mr. Frank Long, Ross Kleinman, Asher Schwartz and Abigail Schwartz.
Mr. C. Roberts Tilghman, Chairman of both the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen contests for VFW Post 283 and the 11th District, Department of Pennsylvania, Veterans of Foreign Wars, notified Ross Kleinman, Abigail Schwartz, and Asher Schwartz that they have placed first, second, and third, respectively, is this year’s Patriot’s Pen contest on the post level. In addition, Ross Kleinman placed first on the district level. According to Mr. Tilghman, students in grades six through eight were eligible to compete and wrote their essays responding to the statement “Why American’s Veterans Should Be Honored.” In Ross Kleinman’s essay he wrote, “We, the people of the United States of America, are so fortunate because we have great people who will do anything to keep us safe. That is why it is so important to honor veterans.” Ross quoted both author Maya Angelou and Congressman John Doolittle in his first place essay. Abigail Schwartz, second place winner, quoted Franklin Delano Roosevelt in her essay. Roosevelt said on June 19, 1941, “…We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees….” Asher Schwartz wrote in his third place essay, “The American veterans should be honored because they sacrificed themselves, earned our freedom, helped people in war, and kept us safe.” Ross, Abigail, and Asher are students at the United Hebrew Institute, Kingston. Ross is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kleinman, and Abigail and Asher are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwartz. They each received a medal and a certificate at the Kingston VFW Post 283 award ceremony recently. Ross will be honored in the near future for placing first on the district level.