Sequim High School junior Carson Holt has been chosen by VFW District 14 as the Voice of Democracy essay contest entrant. With Holt is Rod Lee of the Carlsborg VFW.

Sequim High School junior Carson Holt has been chosen by VFW District 14 as the Voice of Democracy essay contest entrant. With Holt is Rod Lee of the Carlsborg VFW.

Sequim’s Carson Holt selected for VFW essay competition

SEQUIM — Carson Holt, a junior at Sequim High School, was recently selected the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 14 Voice of Democracy audio essay competition entrant.

Sponsored by Carlsborg VFW Post 6787, Holt saw his essay, “What my vote means to me,” selected and forwarded to the state competition.

The Voice of Democracy Competition is an annual event sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and is open to all high school students.

The subject of the audio essay varies each year.

Entries are submitted to the VFW Post and judged. The selected winner then competes at the district level.

The district winner moves on to a state competition, and the state winner then moves on to a national competition held in Washington, D.C.

The national winner is awarded a $30,000 scholarship.

This is Holt’s third year participating; in 2017, Carson placed fourth in the Washington state event and earned $850.

This year’s award will be presented at the mid-winter convention in Yakima in January.

As guests of the VFW, Holt and parents Russell and Sauni Holt plan to attend the awards banquet.

Carlsborg VFW Post 6787 meets at the Mariner’s Cafe on the third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m.

Meetings are open to all veterans who have served in a combat area during war.

The goal of the VFW is to assist veterans in the area and to serve the community, and Carlsborg VFW Post Commander Roderic Lee invites all interested veterans to the meetings.

More in Life

Contestants for the 130rd Sequim Irrigation Festival’s royalty court include, from left, Roxy Woods, Glenna Cary, Lily Tjemsland, Malachi Byrne and Joanna Morales. The pageant will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sequim High School’s auditorium. (Keith Ross, Keith’s Frame of Mind)
Five candidates set for Irrigation Festival royalty

Creative displays, QA featured on Saturday

A GROWING CONCERN: Dig this dozen garden must-haves

AS WE MOVE closer to the first days of spring, and thus… Continue reading

Shay Christensen, owner of the Pink Pony Café in downtown Port Angeles, creates a designer crepe. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles creperie using 100-year-old recipe

Business has changed hands, but taste keeps customers coming back

ISSUES OF FAITH: Remember to keep love in your hearts

IN FEBRUARY 1995, Brigham Young University hosted a Valentine’s dance with a… Continue reading

Shape Note Concert set in Port Townsend

Danny Barnes will present a Shape Note Concert at… Continue reading

GriefShare classes offered to community

Independent Bible Church will host GriefShare at 10 a.m.… Continue reading

Sunday program set for OUUF

Julia McKenna Blessing will present “All You Need is… Continue reading

Rev. Bill Evans
Speaker scheduled for Sunday service at Unity in Olympics

The Rev. William Evans will present “Beyond Love” at… Continue reading

PLAL Aritist of the Month - Ruby Beach and Destruction Island by Steve Deligan
Port Ludlow Arts League to host artist reception

The Port Ludlow Art League will host a reception… Continue reading

Photos by Katie Newton-Salmon
2024 Sequim and Port Angeles Equestrian teams got off to a great start during its first WAHSET competition, bringing home where they brought home nine first place wins. Top row from left: Katelynn Sharpe, Kennedy Gilbertson, Savanah Boulton, Celbie Karjalainen, Asha Swanberg
Bottom row left: Coach Misty Gilbertson, PA member Olivia West, Kenzie Winters, Lilly Meyer, Joanna Seelye, Taylor Lewis, Kiaja Johnson, Paisley Morris, PA member Zakara Braun, and coach Ady Crosby. Not pictured non-competing member Paige Reed and advisor Katie Newton.
HORSEPLAY: First high school equestrian event of the year for Sequim

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL’S equestrian team had a “great first meet,” said coach… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Sequim Ballroom intern Brie Rocha follows instructor Werner Figar’s lead as he keeps an eye on his intermediate/advanced swing class.
Dancers work on moves during classes at Sequim schoolhouse

Beginners, intermediate students learn variety of ballroom styles