In what year did the American Legion School Award medals for boys and girls adopt the same design?
Centennial Moment
The American Legion's 100 year journey
Q: In what year did the American Legion School Award medals for boys and girls adopt the same design?
A: 1951. The medals were first awarded in 1922 for boys in Pennsylvania, and in 1925 for girls. The initial categories, or points, that boys were judged on were courage, scholarship, service, honor and leadership; girls were judged on courage, scholarship, service, character and companionship.
This Moment's History
The School Award program became an official Legion youth activity in 1927. Today, the points boys and girls are judged on are the same: courage, scholarship, service, honor, leadership and patriotism. The current medal design, introduced in 1973, can be seen here.
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