DAR honors good citizens

The Harmony Mission Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored seniors from seven area high schools on November 8, 2010 at the Ohio Street United Methodist Church in Butler. The students were selected for this honor by the faculty and senior class of their school. To be chosen they must have demonstrated in their lives, Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism. Each student was presented a certificate recognizing him/her as the Good Citizen representing their school for year 2010. They also each received a Good Citizens lapel pin and wallet card.

In addition to being honored as a Good Citizen to represent their schools, the students were also given the option of competing in the Good Citizen Essay Contest, which was to be administered by a faculty member. It had to be completed at one sitting, within a two-hour time limit and without assistance of reference materials. Writing the essay was optional, and had nothing to do with being the Good Citizen from their individual schools. All seven students chose to take part in the Good Citizen contest portion of the program. The student receiving a certificate for winning first place in the contest was Alissa Jett, of Butler High School. The other participants each received a Participation Certificate. Alissa’s essay will be sent on to the next level of competition.

Students receiving the DAR honor are pictured. Front row: Megan Lewis, Adrian High School; Abigail Burkhart, Ballard High School; Alissa Jett, Butler High School. Back row: Benjamin Brown, Appleton City High School; Mackenzie Hale, Hume High School; Rochelle Toppass, Rich Hill High School; DeeDee Hutchinson, Miami High School.

photo courtesy of Rich Hill Mining Review