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CHS students win VFW’s local Voice of Democracy essay contest

  • Jose Cano, vice commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8553, (center left) presented Clifton High School Freshmen Lean Martinez (far left) and Alli Hunt (center, right) with first place awards for their Voice of Democracy essay contest entries on Thursday, January 17. Their English teacher Gaye Lynn Seawright (far right) also accepted an award for the VFW post’s “Teacher of the Year.” Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
    Jose Cano, vice commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8553, (center left) presented Clifton High School Freshmen Lean Martinez (far left) and Alli Hunt (center, right) with first place awards for their Voice of Democracy essay contest entries on Thursday, January 17. Their English teacher Gaye Lynn Seawright (far right) also accepted an award for the VFW post’s “Teacher of the Year.” Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record
Clifton High School’s Alli Hunt and Leah Martinez both won first place in the Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8553 in Clifton Jose Cano, senior vice commander of the VFW post, delivered the awards which included two certificates and $250 checks, to the freshmen students at CHS cafetorium on Wednesday, January 17. “ Congratulations, ” Cano said. “The…

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