Delaware's Caroline Grow took home $500 and the second place finish in the 2024 Lafayette Essay Contest.

Del. 5th grader wins 2nd in national Lafayette essay contest

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A Delaware youth who just finished the fourth grade just came in second place in a national writing competition about the Marquis de Lafayette. Through the process, she gained admiration for the selflessness and bravery of the subject of her essay.  Caroline Grow, now a rising-fifth-grader at Wilmington’s St. Mary Magdalen School took home the silver in the 2024 Lafayette …