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<p>MMI sophomore Katherine Lewandowski took second place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) state-level Voice of Democracy competition. Lewandowski was one of 24 winners out of the more than 3,000 essay entries received at the district level.</p><p>As a district winner, Lewandowski earned a place at the 33rd annual Pennsylvania VFW Voice of Democracy Banquet at the Department of Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and the Department Auxiliary 2019 Mid-Winter Conference, which was held in Cranberry on January 26.</p><p>Lewandowski, the daughter of Nancy and James Lewandowski, of Mountaintop, wrote and recorded an essay on this year&#8217;s topic of &#8220;Why My Vote Matters.&#8221;</p><p>Lewandowski captured first place in the District 11 competition earlier this year. For the competition, students recorded an original three-to-five-minute essay and submitted the audio file and a typed essay. Essays were judged on originality, content, and delivery.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Katherine Lewandowski, left, finished second in the VFW state-level Voice of Democracy competition. Pictured at right is Melissa Dimmitt, White Haven VFW Post commander. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_Lewandowski.jpg</photo0><caption0>Katherine Lewandowski, left, finished second in the VFW state-level Voice of Democracy competition. Pictured at right is Melissa Dimmitt, White Haven VFW Post commander. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>

MMI sophomore Katherine Lewandowski places second in Voice of Democracy competition