St. Charles American Legion awards 8th graders for community service

St. Charles American Legion Post 342 member Mike Foulkes (center) presented eighth graders Hank Brightbill (left) and Gianna LaPorte (right) with the American Legion Award at St. Patrick Catholic School on May 9, 2025.

St. Charles American Legion Post 342 presented six St. Charles eighth graders with the annual American Legion School Awards in May.

Each year the award is given to a boy and a girl from each eighth grade class at Thompson, Wredling and St. Patrick Middle Schools who demonstrate courage, patriotism, honor, scholarship, leadership and service.