Central S.D. DAR Good Citizens winners announced.
Until recent years the chapter sponsored the American History Essay contest, rewarding the winners with a United States Savings Bond or a cash award. The DAR Good Citizens Award has been awarded to high school seniors from approximately 10 high schools in the area. For nearly 50 years, the chapter has purchased DAR grave markers for our deceased members through generous donations by chapter.
The DAR American History Essay Contest is open to all 5th through 8th grade students in Naperville area schools. This year’s topic was “The Voyage of the Mayflower.” 58 students in 6th through 8th grades entered this national DAR essay contest. Athena Chen, an 8th grader from Kennedy Junior High School, is the overall chapter winner. Emma Breese, a 6th grader from Kennedy, was named 6th.
DAR sponsors contests for students in grades 5-12 and college or university graduates to encourage greater interest in American history and to encourage good citizenship and leadership: the American History essay contest (grades 5-8); the Christopher Columbus essay contest (grades 9-12), the DAR Good Citizens award and scholarship (grade 12), Junior American Citizens contest (preschoolers.
The committee for the DAR Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest was created in 1934 and was originally known as the DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrimage, because the state winners, senior girls only, received a trip to Washington, D.C. In 1952, the name was changed to DAR Good Citizens Committee and monetary awards were presented to the state and national winners.
The Duluth-based William Day Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently announced its 2020 American History Essay contest winner.
DAR announces winners of American history essay contest. Updated Jan 16, 2019; Posted Mar 10, 2017. By Community Bulletin 0310HCDDAR.jpg. DAR leaders with eighth-grade award winners. From left.
The Putnam Hill Chapter of the NSDAR announced its chapter winners for the 2016-17 American History Essay Contest sponsored nationally by the Daughters of the American Revolution. First place winner Annabel Zhou (5th grade) is from North Mianus, as is the second-place winner, Lucy Li.