ANNUAL FREEDOM FEST ESSAY CONTEST
Congratulations to Stratford School whose students submitted the largest number of entries!
Thank you to the Kiwanis of Morgan Hill for sponsoring this year's contest, and to our teachers for encouraging all of our young authors. Thanks, too, to Booksmart for their continuing support of our community's children and to Jordan Hubert for his social media posts. You may read the winning essays on our Freedom Fest Website and in our Freedom Fest Program of Events.
Karen Ann Crane, Patriotic Sing and Essay Contest Chairperson
2026 Essay Winners
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2026 Essay Winners 📑
Primary Grades
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Namiko P.
GRAND PRIZE PRIMARY GRADES
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Sawyer S.
2ND PRIZE PRIMARY GRADES
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Ai-An T.
3RD PRIZE PRIMARY GRADES
Intermediate Grades
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Paisley D.
GRAND PRIZE INTERMEDIATE GRADES
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Catherine M.
2ND PRIZE INTERMEDIATE GRADES
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Grace J.
3RD PRIZE INTERMEDIATE GRADES
Middle School Grades
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Aiden S.
GRAND PRIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES
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Karl S.
2ND PRIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES
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Sierra J.
3RD PRIZE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES
Read Essays Over The Years
Primary Grade - Grand Prize Winner
Primary Grade - 2nd Prize Winner
Primary Grade - 3rd Prize Winner
Intermediate Grade - Grand Prize Winner
Intermediate Grade - 2nd Prize Winner
Intermediate Grade - 3rd Prize Winner
Middle School Division - Grand Prize Winner
Middle School Division - 2nd Prize Winner
2026 Parade Theme:
"America: Celebrating 250 Years of Dreamers, Doers and Believers”