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Voice of Democracy
Program at a Glance

What is it?
Started in 1947, the Voice of Democracy Program is the VFW's premiere, National Audio Essay Scholarship Competition designed to give high school students the opportunity to voice their opinions on their responsibility to our country and to convey their thoughts via the broadcasting media to all America. Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme.

Who is eligible?
9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in public, parochial and private schools or a home study program in the United States and overseas. U.S. Citizenship required. Former first place State Winners are not eligible to participate again.  Foreign exchange students are not allowed to participate.

What are the prizes?
Awards are given on the local, District and State levels.  Typically, the state winner is provided with a four-day all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., plus the opportunity to compete for more than $2.5 million in national scholarships and incentives.

2012-2013

Voice of Democracy Contest Winners

State of Minnesota Winners:

Place	Student	Sponsor
1^st	Noah R. Stewart Princeton, MN 11^th Grade Homeschool	VFW Post 806 Princeton MN 6^th District
2^nd	Kallie K. Zieman Alexandria, MN 11^th Grade Jefferson High School	VFW Post 936 Alexandria MN 5^th District
3^rd	Mikayla J. Miller Stacy, MN 12^th Grade North Branch Area High School	VFW Post 6424 North Branch MN 7^th District
4^th	Austin D. Noyes Moorhead, MN 11^thGrade Park Christian	VFW Post 1223 Dilworth MN 9^th District
The remainder of State entries are in no particular placement order
1^st District Entry	Jackson E. Scholberg Apple Valley, MN 12^th Grade Apple Valley High	VFW Post 4452 Cannon Falls MN
2^nd District Entry	Rebecca E. Opp Farmington, MN 9^thGrade Farmington High School	VFW Post 7662 Farmington MN
3^rd District Entry	Laura A. Erickson Balatan, MN 12^th Grade Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School	VFW Post 742 Marshall MN
4^th District Entry	Raymond S Cleveland St. Paul, MN 12^th Grade Cretin-Derham Hall	VFW Post 6690 Mendota MN
8^th District Entry	Mackenzie M. Roy Cloquet, MN 12^th Grade Cloquet High School	VFW Post 3979 Cloquet MN

Visit our V.F.W. National Website to

See the Results of the 2012-13

National Contest:

National Results

Minnesota’s Entry Places 20th

“Noah Stewart, a homeschooled junior, has been named a winner in the 2013 National Voice of Democracy Program and recipient of the $2,000 Department of Wisconsin, Wally Hogan/Tom Tradewell Commanders-in-Chief Scholarship Award. Noah plans a career as an FBI agent (or law-related office) and he was sponsored by VFW Post 806 and Ladies Auxiliary in Princeton, Minnesota”

2013-2014

Voice of Democracy Contest Theme

"Why I’m Optimistic About Our Nation’s Future"

Deadline to Local Posts:

November 1, 2013

Get Your Application Now
All entries must be sponsored by a local VFW Post

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