Elks present awards to Wor. Prep essay contest winners

(May 4, 2023) This year’s Worcester Preparatory School’s Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645 essay contest winners were recognized on March 28, and presented their awards.

Collin Hastings was presented first place, Ava Holland second, and Elle Wilsey third in the sixth grade division. In the seventh grade division, Sarah Williams was awarded first place and Vivian Ruggerio received second.

Jacob Lev received second place and Isha Garg third in the eighth grade division.

Hastings and Williams will ad- vance to the district level.

Ocean City Elks Lodge Americanism Essay Contest Chairpersons Allen and Gretchen Meyer, presented each student with their award.

This year’s Elks National Great Americanism essay contest theme was “What is your American dream?”

Each student submitted an essay of close to 300 words expressing dreams they hope to come true by living in this country.

“We received 122 essays to review,” Allen Meyer said. “It wasn’t easy to get it down to three finalists in each age group.”