The Lincoln Essay Contest is for Delaware high school students (Grades 9-12), awarding post-secondary scholarships to the essay winners. The Lincoln Club of Delaware is grateful to our Presenting Sponsor, WSFS Bank, for providing the funds for these scholarships. Please see the contest rules for submission guidelines and dates.
Lincoln Club 2025-2026 Essay Contest Rules
The Abraham Lincoln Quote for 2025-2026
“Neither let us be slandered from our duty by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.”
Address at Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860
“Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3 [Aug. 21, 1858-Mar. 4, 1860].” In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln3. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 1, 2025.
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Essay Winners
The Lincoln Club of Delaware proudly presents the two winners of the 2024-2025 essay contest with $1000 college scholarships, sponsored by WSFS Bank. The winners and their guests are honored with the essay awards at Lincoln Club’s annual Lincoln Birthday Dinner, held each year in February. The winning essays can be found linked below, together with those of previous winners.
Ariel King, Cape Henlopen High School, 2024-2025
Kayla Raimondi, St. Mark’s High School, 2024-2025
Past Winning Essays
Elodie Chevrier, Cab Calloway School of the Arts, 2023-2024
Vivian Li, Caesar Rodney High School, 2023-2024
Isabela March, Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Emily Matthews, Towle Institute
Maya Levine, Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Ella Trembanis, Middletown High School
Andrew Kallai, Appoquinimink High School
Jesse Roy, Newark Charter High School
Serene Thompkins, Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Molly Erdman, Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Keelin Reilly, Archmere Academy