2012 DAR Good Citizens

The Francis Marion Chapter NSDAR recently presented awards to seven local high school students as DAR Good Citizens.  DAR Good Citizen Awards are given by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to recognize students who have demonstrated to an outstanding degree the qualities of: dependability, service to others, leadership, and patriotism.  This award is given to a graduating senior selected by the school.  There is only one DAR Good Citizen per school each year and they may be a girl or a boy. 

Each DAR Good Citizen was given a Good Citizen pin and wallet card.  The DAR Good Citizen Certificate was given to a school representative to be presented at the school's awards day.  The 2012 DAR Good Citizens are Mitchell Hardin Henry (Alabama Christian Academy), Kathleen Elizabeth Gillian (Edgewood Academy), Barbara Fortune Bradley (Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School), Madeline Pendley (Saint James School), Emily Morgan Jackson (South Montgomery County Academy), Morgan Noelle Wynn (Stanhope Elmore High School), and Lauren Beth Kendrick (Trinity Presbyterian School). 

The Francis Marion Chapter works with seven schools for DAR Good Citizens and for the first time all seven students participated in the voluntary essay contest. This contest is judged by 3 non DAR judges and points come from their essay and personal achievements.  The essay topic is not known prior to the time it is written.  The essay must be written in two hours and there is a 500 word limit.  Neatness and spelling do count in this handwritten essay.  This year's essay winner is Kathleen Elizabeth Gillian.

Each DAR Good Citizen winner was presented a book to place in their school libraries in their honor.  The essay contest winner receives a book also for themselves. 

The DAR Good Citizens attended the luncheon with their parents and a school representative.

Pictured from left to right in the photo.  Morgan Wynn, Kathleen Gillian, Emily Jackson, Mitchell Henry, Madeline Pendley, and Barbara Bradley.  Not pictured Lauren Beth Kendrick.

Francis Marion Chapter DAR Good Citizen Chairmen Shan Russell poses with Essay winner Kathleen Gillian.