Americanism Essay Contest
Coming Soon: 2026-2027 Americanism Essay Contest
The Americanism Essay Contest is a program of the Elks’ Grand Lodge Fraternal Committee. This contest is geared towards students in 5th through 8th grades to promote Patriotism among young people.
Rules
- At the time of the contest, eligible participants must be Students enrolled in one of these four divisions: I—5th grade; II—6th grade; III—7th grade; or IV—8th grade.
- Essay length is not to exceed 300 words.
- Essay must be typed or legibly printed in ink. Also, Essay must be submitted as written (or typed) by the entrant.
- Essay must be submitted for judging to the Elks Lodge nearest to the address of the entrant.
- Participant must be identified by name, grade, school attending and sponsoring El
- ks Lodge on the Essay.
Awards
Plaques will be awarded by Grand Lodge for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place for national winning essays in Divisions I, II, III, and IV. Monetary awards will be disbursed for each grade level for 1st Place—$1,000; 2nd Place—$500; and 3rd Place—$250. Winners will be announced at the Grand Lodge Session.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at lmurphy804@verizon.net
Fraternally yours,
Larry Murphy, PDD
State Chairman on Americanism
April 13, 2026: Weymouth Braintree Elks Lodge 2232 held its annual Americanism Awards Ceremony at the Weymouth Braintree Elks Lodge 2232
Americanism is a major program in Elkdom and the Weymouth Braintree Lodge prides itself in participating. In years passed many Weymouth Braintree Elks Lodge winners have moved into the State and National finals. This year the lodge had over 200 participants from the Weymouth, Braintree public schools and Charter Schools. The theme chosen by Grand Lodge this year was “What does Service to your Community mean to you?”
We are very proud of all our participants and holding the ceremony to celebrate those who participated.
Photo 1 :
Pictured from left to right are Barbara Hughes Weymouth Braintree Elks Member and Co-chair of the Americanism Committee, 5th grade, first place winner, Parv Jain, Weymouth Public Schools, 6th grade, 1st place winner Ashley Carr, Weymouth Public Schools, 8th Grade, 1st place winner Connor Nazzaro, Weymouth Public Schools, and Kevin Borth, Weymouth Braintree Elks member and Co-Chair of the Americanism Committee.
Photo 2:
Pictured from L-R 7th Grade, 1st place winner Olivia Hoang, Braintree Public Schools, Keven Borth Weymouth Braintree Elk member and Co-Chair for the Americanism Committee, and Barbara Hughes Weymouth Braintree Elk member and Co-chair for the Americanism Committee.
