مسابقه مقاله نویسی جوایز قلم پاتریوت ها ۲۰۲۵

Congratulations to Donovan Middle School’s Vincenzo Lapaglia and Ryan Patterson for placing 1st and 3rd, in the local Patriots Pen Awards essay contest, sponsored by District 4 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

Both Vincenzo and Ryan are students in Miss Buono’s English class at DMS. The theme of this year’s essay was “How Students Can Participate in Democracy.”

Both students received their awards, along with monetary prizes, on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Whitestown Post 7393.

Vincenzo advanced to the state level competition, where he placed fourth, an outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to Vincenzo, Ryan, and Miss Buono!

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