Kids & Family

Romeoville Students Win VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Contest

Karen Szynkowski (left), president, and Ethel Rodriguez, senior vice president of the Lockport VFW Post 5788 Auxiliary present Patriot’s Pen essay writing contest awards to Martinez Middle School students Daniel Spatz and Katie Kerwin. Spatz earned a second-place win at both the local and district levels, while Kerwin was third at the local level.

This year’s theme was “What does patriotism mean to me?”


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