Anaconda LAOH honor second Montanan in the last 20 years to win National LAOH Irish Essay Contest award

The National Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) Irish Essay Contest was recently completed and the Anaconda LAOH are pleased to announce that the essay by Asia Ragazzo, a student at Powell County High School, was one of those selected by the National LAOH as one of the contest winners. 

The Irish Essay Contest aims to "have students learn Irish History and its contributions to the global community."

The national organization chooses a theme for students from sixth grade to 12th each year. This year’s theme is  "Identify Women Who Became Involved in the Irish Independence Movement and/or to Free the North from British Colonialism." Students are asked to write an essay ranging from 500 to 1,200 words with a bibliography. The division had four judges scoring each entry according to comprehension of the topic, writing skills, organization, conclusion, and creativity. Winners are determined at the division level and then the state’s LAOH organization before submitting to the National LAOH to compete with entries throughout the 50 states. Monetary prizes are awarded to each winner at each level.

Asia Ragazzo, a Powell County High School senior, is Montana’s second National LAOH winner in the last 20 years. The Anaconda division promotes the contest every year. We are excited to have one of the entries selected by the National LAOH.