Essay Winners Announced
Five students from Hampton Bays Middle School were presented with awards for essays written as part of the VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriots Penn Essay contests at a ceremony on Jan. 22 at the VFW Post #5350 in Quogue.
The students honored were sixth-graders Holly Anderson and Katerina Reich; seventh-graders Jacob Helfand and Tristan Halsey; and eighth-grader Jordan Hanes.
To be entered into the contest, the students were tasked with writing about what veterans mean to them and the importance of veterans in society.