Local winners have been announced in the 2020 VFW Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by Westby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8021. The theme of this yearâs competition was âIs this the country our Founding Fathers envisioned?â The contest was open to all students in grades 9 through 12 including home-schooled students.
This is a national contest, where the national winner receives a $30,000 college scholarship. There is a total of $153,000 in college scholarships awarded annually to state and national winners. Over 190 Westby High School students entered the contest.
Evan Gluch, an 11th-grader and son of Dave Gluch and Linda Aarness-Gluch of Westby, won first place and received $100 and a plaque.