ALA Units sponsor poppy poster contests in local schools. When schools do not conduct activities, other youth groups, including ALA Junior members, may participate under direct supervision of the local ALA unit. Contest Classes:
Grade levels from 2nd to 12th grade are divided into seven classes (listed above) with one additional class for “Best Overall” in each division. One award in each of the eight classes will be presented in each division. Winners will receive $50 and a $50 donation in the student’s name will be made to the Children of Warriors National Presidents’ Scholarship fund.
Class I
Royce Riddle
Dept of Missouri
Central Division
Class II
Abram Close
Dept of Kansas
Central Division
Class III
Mya Durbin
Dept of Illinois
Central Division
Class IV
Sela Meeks
Dept of Wisconsin
Central Division
Class V
Emily Tallman
Dept of West Virginia
Central Division
Class VI
Haley Tandy
Dept of Missouri
Best Overall Central Division
Class VII
Austin Wittenberg
Dept of Illinois
Central Division
Class I Elle DiPaolo
Dept of New York
Eastern-Division
Class II
Natalie Nelmes
Dept of Pennsylvania
Eastern Division
Class III
Moriah Lewis
Dept of Pennsylvania
Best Overall Eastern Division
Class IV
Sage Matthews
Dept of Pennsylvania
Eastern Division
Class V
Armin Rahman
Dept of Maryland
Eastern Division
Class VI
Taylor Jones
Dept of Pennsylvania
Eastern Division
Class VII
Dreysen Burnside
Dept of Pennsylvania
Eastern Division
Class I
Garrison Lyons
Dept of South Dakota
Northwestern Division
Class II
Macie Linster
Dept of North Dakota
Northwestern Division
Class III
Adelynne Ihnen
Dept of South Dakota
Northwestern Division
Class IV
Holly Grabofsky
Dept of Montana
Best Overall Northwestern Division
Class V
Natasha Crowe
Dept of Minnesota
Northwestern Division
Class VI
Alexia Guerrero
Dept of North Dakota
Northwestern Division
Class VII
Zoci Schmidt Ellmer
Dept of South Dakota
Northwestern Division
Class I
Chelsie Ruiz
Dept of New Mexico
Western Division
Class II
Oakley Mickelsen
Dept of Utah
Western Division
Class III
Jewelianna Leaf
Dept of New Mexico
Western Division
Class IV
Lacey Garden
Dept of California
Western Division
Class V
Samantha Hook
Dept of Nevada
Western Division
Class VI
Angela Smith
Dept of New Mexico
Best Overall Western Division
Class VII
Sestra Travis
Dept of New Mexico
Western Division
Class I
Nathan Farmer
Dept of Louisiana
Best Overall Southern Division
Class II
Naomi Rayburn
Dept of Louisiana
Southern Division
Class III
Maddie Cobb
Dept of Louisiana
Southern Division
Class IV
Jackson Floyd
Dept of Alabama
Southern Division
Class V
Payton Muck
Dept of Georgia
Southern Division
Class VI
Esmeralda Diego
Dept of Texas
Southern Division
Class VII
Patrick Rohling
Dept of Tennessee
Southern Division
"I remember going down to the Legion post with my grandfather [World War II U.S. Army veteran Howard Schlitter], and hearing him say things like, “You’ve got to take care of the veterans. You’ve got to be there for them and help them out.” None of that really resonated with me until after he was gone. Then, I realized I have to be his voice."
- Mike Monserud, ALA member of Auxiliary Unit 37 in Ames, Iowa
