Dexter Regional High School student wins Voice of Democracy scholarship

    DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School has announced that the winner for the local VFW District 5 competition in the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Contest is Meredith Roderka.  She is a senior and the daughter of Michael and Deborah Roderka of Dexter.

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   SCHOLARSHIP WINNER — James Rattigan from the Dexter VFW Post congratulates Meredith Roderka, winner of a $1,000 Voice of Democracy scholarship.

    As the district winner, Roderka was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and will now advance to the VFW state competition. State winners are then invited to Washington, D.C where their essays compete in the finals competition.
    Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the VFW’s premier scholarship program. Each year, more than 50,000 high school students compete for more than $2.3 million in scholarships and incentives.
    Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year’s theme was “Why are you optimistic about our nation’s future?”
    Prizes and scholarships are awarded at the local, district, state and national level. State winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to tour the city, meet our nation’s leaders, be honored by the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary and receive their portion of $152,000 in national awards.