AUBURN — Chairman Donald W. Linscott Jr., chairman of the Auburn Veterans of Foreign Wars 64th Voice of Democracy scholarship competition, has requested that all high school students in the Auburn area who are interested in a chance at a $30,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington D.C. contact him immediately for the rules and an application.

Students compete by writing and then recording a three-to-five minute audio/essay expressing their views of this year’s theme, “Does My Generation have a Role in America’s Future.” The Auburn VFW is responsible for all high school students competing from Edward Little High School, St. Dominic Academy and any home-schooled students in grades nine to 12 who live in Auburn.

The two winners of the Auburn competition will each win $200 in bonds and prizes and will advance to the District 9 competition to compete against winners from the Lewiston, Lisbon, Monmouth, Jay, South Paris and Rumford VFWs. The district winner will advance to the state competition and compete against the other 11 districts in Maine. The Maine VFW will award $1,500, $800 and $500 scholarships; every entrant in the State VFW competition will be awarded at least a $100 U.S. Savings Bond.

The State VFW winner will participant in a four-day tour of Washington D.C. along with the winners from every state, the Pacific areas, Latin America/Caribbean and Europe. All of these winners will have the chance to win the $30,000 first place award, and all of the winners receive at least a $1,500 scholarship.

Interested students should contact Linscott at 782-6873 or call VFW Post 1603 at 783-2561, from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Students should leave name, address and telephone number and they will receive a brochure, an application and last year’s winning essay in the mail.

All entrants will have the availability of the VFW’s computer and arrangements can be made to assist in taping if needed. Applications will also be available in the guidance office at the schools. Scripts and tapes must be in the chairman’s hands by Nov. 1.