SHSW Senior Abigail Jung Wins VFW Voices Of Democracy

Smithtown High School West senior wins state VFW contest

Pictured left, Assistant Principal Annemarie Freund, social studies teacher Nancy Stewart, Abigail Jung, social studies teacher Daniela McKee and Social Studies Director Chuck Benvenuto.Abigail Jung, a senior at Smithtown High School West, has won the New York State VFW Voices of Democracy audio-essay contest. The theme was “What are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?” 

The VFW contest began in 1947 and provides students with a unique opportunity to express themselves in a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. 

Abigail will be traveling to Washington, D.C. in March to compete for the national prize, which is a $35,000 college scholarship.   

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD