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Each year the Pro Second Amendment Committee hosts and supports students K-12 to write an essay generally providing their thought as to where America would be today if the Founding Fathers had not demanded that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" be a significant part of the "Bill of Rights."
Awards are given to the winners in each grade class for first, second and third places. We have seen many that write every year, year after year and with each year their understanding grows much stronger about the importance of the Second Amendment to the "Bill of Rights" of the Constitution.
| High School Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Abby Stepanek | 12th Grade | Home School |
| 2. Sarah Van Acker | 12th Grade | Grand Ledge High School, Lansing, Michigan |
| 3. James Womack | 10th Grade | Fruita Monument High School |
| Middle School Winners | ||
| 1. Adam McGovern | 8th Grade | Home School |
| 2. Kyle Propst | 6th Grade | Home School |
| 3. Joshua Park | 6th Grade | Bookcliff Christian School |
| Elementary School Winners | ||
| 1. Levi Womack | 4th Grade | Loma Elementary School |
| 2. Kayli Plantiko | 3rd grade | Pomona Elementary School |
| 3. Rebekah Thompson | 4th grade | Bookcliff Christian School |
Winning essays will be reprinted in the next newsletter.
For Elementary and Middle School, the theme was:
Who is your favorite U.S. Founding Father and why?
For High School the themes were:
Based on the premises of the 2nd Amendment, why do people own guns?
According to the Preamble, why was the writing of the Constitution necessary?
Pick a country that has banned guns and tell how it has helped or hindered that society?
The winning essays for 2009 are reprinted in the 05-09 issue of Lexington & Concord.
