{"id":1128,"date":"2026-08-11T16:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/?page_id=1128"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:37:28","slug":"essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/index.php\/essay-contest","title":{"rendered":"Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1128\" class=\"elementor elementor-1128\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52879cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52879cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252de12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"252de12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-1024x546.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-1536x819.png 1536w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header-600x320.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-Header.png 1717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568389f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"568389f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4931ce6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4931ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51918ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51918ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250_years_ago_temple.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250_years_ago_temple.png 512w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250_years_ago_temple-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250_years_ago_temple-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250_years_ago_temple-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3292b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3292b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">250 YEARS AGO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a31f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7a31f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3f52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba3f52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/today_star.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/today_star.png 512w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/today_star-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/today_star-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/today_star-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f936ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TODAY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd7363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebd7363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963731c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"963731c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tomorrow_flag.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tomorrow_flag.png 512w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tomorrow_flag-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tomorrow_flag-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tomorrow_flag-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b0409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b0409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TOMORROW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04ddb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e04ddb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbb814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdbb814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A generation imagined a new nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19764df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19764df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eddda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eddda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We inherited what they created.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3a6a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f3a6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cd134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29cd134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your generation decides what comes next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ee9da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24ee9da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f7c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49f7c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-1024x389.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-1536x584.png 1536w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic-600x228.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-mid-graphic.png 2033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03faca8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03faca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbb2e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cbb2e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffb432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ffb432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/who_people-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8ea8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc8ea8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24e009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d24e009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students in<\/p><p>Grades 9-12<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152b027 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"152b027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acb419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0acb419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/what_pencil-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3139dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3139dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3d8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df3d8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Original essay based on the contest prompt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9312a0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9312a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432dbf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"432dbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/deadline_calendar-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9331b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb9331b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEADLINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bbffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7bbffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See important dates below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21da0ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21da0ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1b0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b1b0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/win_trophy-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c141ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c141ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WIN<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85146c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85146c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cash prizes and recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c681c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22c681c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82b681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d82b681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1152\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/why_heart-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a403cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a403cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d42bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7d42bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore Arizona history and the meaning of patriotism today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e83c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e83c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feebeab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feebeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04edf6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"04edf6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607e04d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"607e04d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d0760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8d0760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRIZES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4861a0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4861a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4147643 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4147643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89edda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c89edda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc1f03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bc1f03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52367f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52367f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10-1024x831.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10-1024x831.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10-600x487.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-9-10.png 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d42f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24d42f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5536b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5536b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12-1024x885.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12-1024x885.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12-600x519.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ESSAY-CONTEST-GRADES-11-12.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062e6ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"062e6ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e00af8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e00af8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691d5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"691d5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-1024x650.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter-600x381.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/essay-contest-How-To-Enter.png 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4879ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4879ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ceb76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81ceb76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students-1024x705.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students-1024x705.png 1024w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students-600x413.png 600w, https:\/\/patriotpioneers.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Essay-Contest-students.png 1511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b6e27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27b6e27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc8c3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fc8c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2cf1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a2cf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELIGIBILITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a11a0 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"01a11a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Open to students enrolled in <b>Prescott <\/b>and <b>Prescott Valley<\/b> schools only, Grades 9\u201312 at the time of submission.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">One essay per student. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Homeschooled students designated on the list of schools in the contest are eligible.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d8774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9d8774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4371c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4371c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RULES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3fc91 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1d3fc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Word limit 750-1000.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Submissions must be in a MS Word document; Single Space, 12px Font; Aptos Font.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cite all source material used in footnotes. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Usage of 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