Pueblo Home of Heroes Essay Contest – 2018
The Pueblo Home of Heroes Association in cooperation with the Pueblo City/County Library District announced the winners of the 10th annual Home of Heroes Essay Contest during an award ceremony March 14, 2018 at the Rawlings Library, Ryals Room.
Pueblo hosted the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Annual Convention last fall. Many of the recipients visited schools, signed autographs and had student escorts during the Patriot Award dinner.
This Year’s theme was:
Forty-one Medal of Honor recipients came to Pueblo last year for their annual convention. If you took part in this convention in any way or attended an event with a Medal of Honor recipient, what impact did that experience have on you? Or if you did not participate, what does it mean to you to live in Pueblo, the “Home of Heroes?”
There were 345 entries. The first- place winning essay in each category will be printed in The Chieftain during the following weeks. Today’s essay is from Kiersten Kinney, a 5th grader from Corwin International Magnet School.
Font row, left to right: Wyatt Pace, Gabe Stecker, Benjamin Buchannan, Kiersten Kinney, Abigail Fadenrecht (not all winners were able to attend the award ceremony. See below for a complete list of winners)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNER
1st place: Kiersten Kinney – Corwin
Teacher Mr. Hutchins
2nd Place: Benjamin Buchanan – Swallows
Teacher Ms. Smith
3rd Place: Wyatt Pace – Corwin
Teacher Mr. Hutchins
Honorable Mention:
Hannah Garcia – Belmon
Teacher Mrs. Leyh
Grant Spangler – Swallows
Teacher Mrs. Maher
Abigail Fadenrecht – Prairie Winds
Teacher Kate Pacheck
Middle SCHOOL WINNER
1st Place: Kyra Burton – PSAS
Teacher Christina Rodell
2nd Place: Patrice Sais – Heroes Academy
Teacher Lyn Webster
3rd Place: Madison Tatinski – Corwin
Teacher Mr. Bogart
Honorable Mention:
Gabe Stecker – Home School
Teacher Tammy Stecker
Honorable Mention:
Alyssa Durning – Goodnight
Teacher Mrs. Robson
Honorable Mention:
Shayleianna Bachicha – Goodnight
Teacher Mrs. Robson
High SCHOOL WINNER
1st Place: Sara Salazar – Pueblo West High
Teacher Mathew Dilcher
2nd Place: Kaleya McCollun – East High
Teacher Ms. Vivoda
3rd Place: Grant Lisi – Pueblo West High School
Teacher LTC Emond
Honorable Mention:
Chloe White – Pueblo West High
Teacher LTC Emond
Thomas O’Connor – Pueblo West High
Teacher LTC Emond
Ukiah Fox West-Duran – East High
Teacher Mr. LeMasters
Congratulations to all who entered the contest and thank you to the teachers who encouraged students to participate.
