The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus council are proud to announce the winners of our council essay contest for 2024.
- Aga Kovarik
- Sam Good
- Madeline Northon
These three council level winners will participate in the state competition in early 2025 with the chance of advancing to the international Knights of Columbus competition later in the year.
The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus were proud to work with Sacred Heart Academy to sponsor the council Catholic Citizenship Essay 2024 contest.
OVERVIEW
This contest encourages today’s youth to be more connected to their community and their faith. The goal of this program is to involve young Catholics in grades 8 to 12 (public, private, parochial or home schools during the current school year) in civic discourse and instill in them religious and life-affirming values. Entrants will be judged on grammar, style, and how clearly they present the theme in a way that showcases creativity, imagination and overall development of the topic.
2024 – 2025 ESSAY TOPIC
Virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do good. It governs our acts, orders our passions, and guides our conduct by reason and faith. It also encourages Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. The call to live a virtuous life applies to individuals in every state of life and occupation, including our elected leaders.
In an essay of 500-750 words, what are the two most important virtues for an elected leader to possess, and why? How can you determine if the leader has these virtues?