On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Virginia DeMolays met in Luray, Virginia to conduct business, induct new members and compete in ritual contests.  It is my pleasure to announce the winners of those competitions, who will represent Virginia DeMolay at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Tournament of Champions in September of this year:

• Ceremony of Light - Shane Lane (Westhampton)

• DeMolay Degree - Kempsville

• DeMolay Degree 4th Section - Trey Haden, Ryan Barlow & Conner Roach (Petersburg)

• Father's Talk - Ayden Myers (Kempsville)

• Flower Talk - Billy Erner (Petersburg)

• Galloping Gavel - Kempsville (results at https://www.vademolay.org/attendanceMain)

• Nine O'Clock Interpolation - Trey Haden, Billy Erner & Ryan Barlow (Petersburg)

These competitions are never possible without the assistance of a dedicated group of individuals who volunteer their time and expertise to evaluate our competitors.  We thank the following advisors for doing so this weekend:

• Dad Jon Martin

• Dad Jacob Jones

• Dad John Stallings

• Dad Mike Morehouse

• Dad Wes Hirschhorn

The names of these and all past winning competitors are posted on the Virginia DeMolay web site (https//www.vademolay.org/competitions).  Also on this site are rules and schedules for all upcoming competitions.

Congratulations to all of our winners!