Pictured are the Patriot’s Pen essay contest winners from St. Paul’s Lutheran School. First place, front row, from left, Nathan Hagberg, Kayla Martin, Ainsley Augustin, Ashlyn Rodewald; second place, back left, Brennan Bendix; third place, back middle, Aubree Schmidt, fourth place, back right, Emily Brown. The contest was sponsored by the VFW. The essay theme for this year was “What Does Patriotism Mean to Me.”