VFW Patriotic Art Contest Winners
The Vandalia Community High School winners in the VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest are shown with VFW officials.
From left to right are: Lois Moore, district VFW Auxiliary president; Trevor Carroll, honorable mention; Dale Stout (in back) VFW district commander; Bailey Jones, second place; Alexandria Schroeder, third place; Taylor Lewis Rieckmann, first place; and Harry Kortkamp, Alton VFW commander. The winners, students of Okaw Area Vocational Center art instructor Kim Jaoko, advance to the district competition. District winners advance to the state competition, where first place is $500, and state winners go on to the national competition, where the top prize is $10,000.