Student wins Legion essay contest honor

Vanessa Wilkins, president of the Ladies of American Auxiliary Elmore Unit 26, meets with Leilani Hennis as the fourth grader learned she had won division-level honors during this year’s American Legion Auxiliary essay contest.

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Honoring her perspective on the freedom she and others in the United States enjoy, a student at West Elementary School earned recognition as the best writer during local, state and western-level competitions.

Leilani Hennis, a fourth grader at the local school, earned state-level recognition during this year’s Ladies of American Auxiliary Essay Contest.

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