Theodore Urban '22 won an essay contest sponsored by the National Society of the Colonial Dames. For his essay, Theo has received a full scholarship to attend a national seminar in Washington D.C. this July!

The essay topic for 2021 was “The Electoral College was established in the U.S. Constitution as the election process for the President and Vice President. Support retaining the Electoral College, or propose and support another system to operate in its place.”

According to its website: 

"The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America promotes appreciation for the people, places, and events that led to the formation and development of our country. Since 1977 The National Patriotic Service Committee of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America has conducted annually a national essay contest. Winners of the contest receive full scholarships to attend a June session of The Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar in Washington, DC. The Seminar, a week-long citizenship program for secondary schools, is under the auspices of The Washington Workshops Foundation--a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational foundation. The goal of the essay contest is to teach and stimulate an awareness of US citizenship its privileges, opportunities, and responsibilities."