What Is Your American Dream?

The Americanism Essay Contest has ended for the year and below are the District & State winners. The topic this year was “What Is Your American Dream”. As always we had some excellent essays turned in. A huge thank you goes out to all of the local and district chairpersons for your hard work and support of this Grand Lodge sponsored contest.

2022-2023 State Winners

6th Grade State Winner
Aubree Bantam – Coshocton #376

8th Grade State Winner
Kelsie Moore – New Lexington #509

5th Grade State Winner
Hudson Davis – Kenton #157

7th Grade State Winner
Olivia Dudley – Ohio River Valley #231

2022-2023 District Winners

NORTHEAST DISTRICT

6th Grade
Elizabeth Richard – Parma #1938
Maisie McKenna – Berea #1815
Marissa Gatewood – Salem #305

8th Grade
Rylen Grimm – Alliance #467
Ethan Jackson – Alliance #467
Maria Schefler – Parma #1938

5th Grade
Reagan Smigelski – Parma #1938
Elena Estremera – Berea #1815
Larissa Liszniansky – Parma #1938

7th Grade
Hibba Khan – Berea #1815
Sarah Reams – Berea #1815
Kiran Joseph – Parma #1938

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT

6th Grade
Aubree Bantum – Coshocton #376
Serenity Arens – Coshocton #376
Natalie Buck – Ohio River Valley #231

8th Grade
Mason Letusick – Ohio River Valley #231

5th Grade
Landon Honecker – Ohio River Valley #231

7th Grade
Olivia Dudley – Ohio River Valley #231
Tavyah DeRan – Coshocton #376
Kaelyn McClister – Coshocton #376

NORTHWEST DISTRICT

6th Grade
Parker Williams – Findlay #75
Grant Lemire – Upper Sandusky #83
Drake Waldron – Port Clinton #1718

8th Grade
Lilly Mason – Van Wert #1197
Elaina Ricker – Findlay #75
Rion Biddle – Tiffin #94

5th Grade
Hudson Davis – Kenton #157
Megan Parker – Van Wert #1197
Kendall Hesseling – Van Wert #1197

7th Grade
Colbie Dahlgren – Port Clinton #1718
Annabel Horstman – Van Wert #1197
Abbey Anderson – Kenton #157

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

6th Grade
Dominick Duncan – Dayton #58
Laila Hartley – Dayton #58
Madison Green – Dayton #58

8th Grade
Mason Duran – Dayton #58
Emma Jazenski – Dayton #58
Wade Riggs – Dayton #58

5th Grade
No Entries

7th Grade
Anna Kozlowski – Lebanon #422

NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT

6th Grade
Grayson Nardecchia – Norwalk #730
Eldina Martel – Norwalk #730
Gabriel Roxberry – Wooster #1346

8th Grade
Tavi Dillender – Sandusky #285
Bethany George – Wooster #1346
Reis Durstine – Wooster #1346

5th Grade
Daniel Russel – Wooster #1346
Ruger White – Wooster #1346
Macie Berg – Sandusky #285

7th Grade
Garrett Carr – Sandusky #285
Hunter Heck – Sandusky #285
Austin Skiver – Norwalk #730

SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT

6th Grade
Wayne Detty – Jackson #466
Blake Beaver – Gallipolis #107
Addison Hickey – Jackson #466

8th Grade
Kelsey Moore – New Lexington #509
Ashlyn Miller – Jackson #466
Rosella Bateson – New Lexington #509

5th Grade
Vivian Vohlken – Nelsonville #543
Macie Peters – Jackson #466
Braxton Forrest – Nelsonville #543

7th Grade
Matthew Houser – Jackson #466
Garrett Graham – Jackson #466     
Noah Arnold – Nelsonville #543