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Virginia DeMolay Competition & Award Winners
Essay
Year | Team | Topic |
|---|---|---|
2024 | Woodlawn (Marcus Martinez) | If you could go back in time and tell yourself something before you got initiated or right after you got initiated, what would it be and why? |
2023 | Woodlawn (Jacob Shin) | Being a member of Virginia DeMolay, what in your DeMolay experience have you learned that sets you apart from your peers in your community and in your academics? |
2022 | Petersburg (Trey Haden) | “Since joining DeMolay, how have the lessons of toleration and fidelity influenced your decisions in your daily life?” or “Of the 7 preceptors which one do you need to improve upon in your daily life? Why and how can you improve it?” or "If you were in charge of driving membership for DeMolay International, how would you promote our organization?" |
2021 | Petersburg (Conner Roach) | How were you able to surpass challenges presented to you during the COVID-19 Pandemic? |
2020 | Woodlawn (Isaiah Mamo) | What have you learned from the COVID-19 pandemic? |
2019 | Woodlawn (Isaiah Mamo) | The Flower Talk ceremony says ‘It was your mother who loved you before you were born - who carried you for long months close to her heart and in the fullness of time took God’s hand in hers and passed through the valley of shadows to give you life.’ Use this line and other lines to write and explain why filial love is an important principle we teach in DeMolay and what it means to you.” |
2018 | Woodlawn (Isaiah Mamo) | As DeMolay International is approaching its 100-year anniversary, what changes would need to be made for the next 100 years? What would you do to bring about these changes? |
2017 | Petersburg (Zachary Wittig) | What would you like to see change in Virginia DeMolay in the next five years? |
2016 | Westhampton (Billy Erner) | What is the value in performing DeMolay Ritual from memory? |
2015 | Tidewater (Dawson Murray) | Should members be required to be proficient in both obligations to vote in chapter meetings? Why or why not? |
2014 | Pick one thing Virginia DeMolay isn't doing very well and explain how you would do it better. | |
2013 | Pick one thing Virginia DeMolay isn't doing very well and explain how you would do it better. | |
2012 | Roanoke Valley (Christopher Fechisin) | How do you describe the Order of DeMolay to your friends who are not in DeMolay? |
2011 | One thing I would change about DeMolay. | |
2010 | Should proficiency in your obligations be required to participate in chapter votes? Why or why not? | |
2009 | Describe the most charitable act you have ever performed. What did you do? Who benefited? What effect did it have on your life? | |
2008 | Westhampton (Alex W. Reber) | Should Volunteer Work be a requirement for high school graduation? |
2007 | Prince William (Nate Stallings) | The most memorable event I've ever attended as a DeMolay, and what I learned from it. |
2006 | Prince William (Lee Elliott) | What should DeMolays expect from their Advisors? |
2005 | Occoquan (Tory Thurston) | |
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2003 | ||
2002 | Roanoke Valley (Jacob Paysour) | What Are the Benefits of Membership in DeMolay? |
2001 | Roanoke Valley (Ryan Carter) | |
2000 | ||
1999 | ||
1998 | Roanoke Valley (Brandon Linthicum) | |
1997 | ||
1996 | Roanoke Valley (Kelley C. Corbett) | |
1995 | Cmdr W. L. Herndon (David M. Sellers) | |
1994 | Lord Fairfax (David McDaniel) | How to best share the brotherhood. |
1993 | ||
1992 | Woodlawn (Andy O'Donnell) | |
1991 | Woodlawn (Jeff Kozak) | |
1990 | New River (David Foltz) | |
1989 | Occoquan (Jimmy Curlis) | |
1988 | Occoquan (Glenn Hall) | |
1987 | Roanoke Valley (Shep Critzer) | |
1986 | New River (Allen Ganoe) | |
1985 | New River (Ward Harris) | |
1984 | John Blair (Brian Gale) | |
1983 | John Blair (Stephen Law) | |
1982 | John T. Smith (Ken Long) | |
1981 | John T. Smith (Tom Varner) | |
1980 | Fork Union (Fred Baerenz) | |
1979 | Kempsville (Kevin Platte) | |
1978 | John Blair (Greg Evans) | |
1977 | John Blair (Greg Evans) | |
1976 | Lynchburg (Mark Bernas) | |
1975 | Lord Fairfax (Steve Smith) | |
1974 | Norview (Carl Morton) | |
1973 | Harold K. Lind (Harris Helk) | |
1972 | Danville (E.L. Motley) | |
1971 | Tidewater (David Boykin) | |
1970 | Tidewater (David Boykin) | |
1969 | Tidewater (David Boykin) | |
1968 | James Sipes (Bruce Haverburg) | |
1967 | Danville (Jay Denny) | |
1966 | Danville (Ronald Boykin) | |
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