December 8, 2022 – Collinsville VFW Post #5691 named Dorris Intermediate School teacher Kristen Leech their Teacher of the Year for the 2022-23 school year at a ceremony held on December 7, 2022. Nominations were sought from the CUSD 10 community in October 2022. Nominees were judged based on four categories: citizenship, innovation, resources and […]
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PreK-Grade 5 Students Show Patriotism in VFW Contest
March 2022 – Three-hundred fifty students in grades PreK-5 from the Collinsville community participated in the 2021-22 Americanism Contest sponsored by local VFW Post 5691. This year’s coloring, poster and essay contest theme was “Honoring Old Glory and Those Who Fought for Her.” “I would like to thank the schools that offered their students an […]
2019 Voice of Democracy Awards Presented to CHS Students
Collinsville VFW Post 5691 presented 2019 Voice of Democracy Awards to Collinsville High School Students on Friday, December 6, 2019 following the school’s annual Veterans Lunch. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Voice of Democracy program awards students who voice their patriotism in an essay based on a theme chosen every year by the VFW. […]