Kiwanis Club

of Clarksville, TN

Veterans Essay Contest 2021

Thank you to all of the schools that participated in our 2021 Interview a Veteran Essay Contest. In this, our 22nd year, over 4,000 students completed essays. This year’s theme was “How Did Interviewing (Veteran’s Name) Affect My View on Freedom and Citizenship?

Below are videos submitted by each school winner at the middle and high school levels.

Photo credit: Jane Gilman


Middle School Winners

Jake Guzman, Rossview Middle – Middle School Grand Winner
Morgan Spyers, Kenwood Middle
Emerson Lavigne, Montgomery Central Middle
Kinsley Bragg, West Creek Middle
Danaejah Adkinson, Northeast Middle
Anna Marie Adams, Clarksville Academy
Kalei Walker, CMCSS Virtual School
Makalia Neff, New Providence Mddle
Genesis Mitchell, Rossview Middle
Jackson Harvison, Richview Middle
Alexis Miller, Mahaffey Middle

High School Winners

Trace Thompson, Kenwood High – High School Grand Winner
Lily Shau, Northwest High
Ethan Rolfe, Ft Campbell High
Caroline Marley, CMCSS Virtual School
Gianna Lupo, West Creek High
Laila Judon, Northeast High
Hunter Hayes, Middle College
Matthew Daughtry, Montgomery Central High
Morgan Beuscher, Rossview High