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 2023 Essay Contest Rules
Congratulations to our 2023 Essay Winners
The Lincoln Club of Delaware is proud to present the winners of the 2023-2024 essay contest, open to all secondary school students who live in or attend school in Delaware. Each of the two equal winners will receive a $1000 college scholarship, and they and their guests will attend the Lincoln Club’s annual Lincoln Birthday Dinner. The winners, in alphabetical order, are Elodie Chevrier, from Cab Calloway School of the Arts; and Vivian Li, from Caesar Rodney High School. Their essays can be found linked below, together with those of previous winners.
Elodie Chevrier, Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Vivian Li, Caesar Rodney High School
The Abraham Lincoln Quote for 2023-2024
Let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling.
Springfield, Illinois, November 20, 1860
(Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 4, p. 143)
Past Winning Essays
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