State Americanism Committee |
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2026-27 Essay Contest Theme -
"Explain a Constitutional Right or Privilege and how it affects you and your family." The rights and privileges are the same for everyone, but impacts people in many ways. We would like the students to pick just one way that a right or privilege affects them and their family.
The rules and prizes have not changed since last year. Contest materials, including the annual contest theme, are published online on May 1. Lodges are encouraged to communicate with school officials to facilitate annual curriculum planning. Contest materials and a fillable Certificate of Participation for Lodge completion are located at elks.org/grandlodge/fraternal/downloads.cfm. A question we get quite often is, “Do we check for AI?”. The answer is yes! We give 30 points for originality. Anyone using AI will not get those points, making it impossible to get a competing score. We need all participating Lodges to ensure that the information turned in is correct, starting with phone numbers, emails, and addresses. |
Committee Chair
David Webster, PDDGER Huntington Elks Lodge #313 5 Jacqueline Hts Huntington, WV 25702-9765 (304) 417-3283 (c) Email David District Chair - Central Brendan Walsh PDDGER Elkins Elks Lodge #1135 Email Brendan District Chair - South Jamie Webster, PER Huntington Elks Lodge #313 Email Jamie District Chair - North James L "Jay" Perkins, Jr, PDDGER Parkersburg Elks Lodge #198 Email Jay Advisor Jerry D. French, PSP Mannington Elks Lodge #388 |
