St. Gerard Patriotic Essay Contest Winners

The Knights of Columbus Bishop Stanley J. Ott Assembly 2441 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge presented awards to its Patriotic Essay Contest for Catholic Schools students. There were 85 students who participated and their essays went through three rigorous grounds of grading. This year’s theme was “What does the Idea of Our Nation’s Citizen’s Right to Vote Mean to Me?” Participating in the presentation of the awards are back row, from left, KC member Jon Reise, Father Tat Hoang, pastor of St. Gerard Church in Baton Rouge, Paulette Hamilton, social studies teacher and KC member Tommy Murphy.  Students receiving awards were, in no order, Lidia Alvarez, Steven Canales, Alexeya Castillo, Amarya Davis, Mia King, Mahogany Lemora and Karlee Atkins.
Photo provided by Jon Reise