Each year St. Edmund students participate in the VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Writing Competition. Students wrote an essay expressing their views on the theme, “How Can I Be a Good American.” These students are invited to the VFW Post 8971 Awards Banquet on Wednesday. From left, are Davis Manuel, first place; Aubrie LeJeune, second place; and Caroline Fontenot, third place. (Submitted photo)