Karen Santibanez-Casteneda, a Columbia Middle School seventh grader, is the winner of this year’s Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest, sponsored by Glenn T. Cahoon post 10659 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting an essay of 300-400 … Continue reading Columbia Middle School student wins VFW contest award