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Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024 essay contest winners announced

T he Joseph McDowell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented four American History awards during the January meeting at the Champion Hills Clubhouse. Each student received a DAR bronze medal, a $200 check and a certificate for their winning essay.

The topic was “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Essay writers were asked to imagine they were a newspaper reporter for The Philadelphia Times on May 14, 1897. The newspaper editor asked them to attend and report on the first public performance of John Philip Sousa’s new march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

The students were to tell about Sousa’s life and the story behind the song, reporting their thoughts about the music and how the audience reacted to what was seen and heard that day.

The winners were Lia Martinonis, fifth-grade, Bruce Drysdale Elementary; Susannah Dannals, sixth-grade, Hendersonville Middle School; Zia Cartrett, seventh-grade, Classical Scholars; and Zoe Ihde, eighth-grade, Classical Scholars. Ninety-one students entered the contest.

This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Daughters of the American Revolution's 2024 essay contest winners announced

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Daughters of the American Revolution announces essay winners

LAS CRUCES - Three Las Cruces students won honors for essay-writing from the Dona Ana Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in their 2021 American History Essay Contest.

Two of the winners also won state honors.

Sierra Middle School seventh-grader Mia Homsi and Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy eighth grader Asa Laws won first place state honors for their grade levels. The two will read their work aloud at the State DAR conference April 2 In Albuquerque.

Roma Subedi’s essay won first place in Las Cruces for her grade level. She is a fifth grader at University Hills Elementary.

DAR’s American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation's great history and learn about history in a new light. It is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness.

Dona Ana DAR American History Chapter Chair Bonnie Poloner coordinated the Las Cruces essay contest. Poloner said it is vital that students learn about important American history topics with which they are not familiar.

Poloner appointed three Las Cruces essay judges including retired history teacher Kathy Fox, National DAR Historic Preservation Medal winner Sally Kading and history buff Bill Kinsella.

DAR is an organization with a rich history while also being relevant in today’s world. More than a million women have joined the organization since it was founded over 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage as well as make a difference in their communities across the country and the world. Learn more about DAR’s history and what members are doing today to continue that legacy locally by visiting the Las Cruces chapter website at https://donaanadar.com .

The DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. Any woman 18 years or older — regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution — is eligible for membership.

For information on how to join DAR, contact the Dona Ana chapter’s registrar Carol McIntyre at [email protected] .

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Daughters of American Revolution names American History essay award winners

HENDERSONVILLE - The Joseph McDowell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented three American History awards during the Jan. 12 meeting at Champion Hills Clubhouse.

Each student received a bronze medal, a $25 check and a certificate for their winning essay. The students also received a signed map of Western North Carolina by internationally-recognized cartographer, Jim Mitchum, according to a DAR news release.

The winners were Scotty Keplinger (fifth grade) from Bruce Drysdale, Alivia Chen (seventh grade) from Hendersonville Middle School, and Aislean L. Esquivel (eighth grade) from Classical Scholars.

The topic for this contest was “Delegate to Second Continental Congress.” The winners had to research the colonies, discover the delegates of their chosen colony and learn the issues of the day. Each student chose a delegate and wrote an engaging narrative essay in first person, the release said.

Keplinger wrote his essay as a younger George Washington, serving as a delegate at the Second Continental Congress.

"George is secretly glad to have bested a rival for the position, John Hancock. Scotty shows the feisty side of our Commander in Chief," DAR judges said in the release.

Chen spoke as a husband writing a letter home to his wife where he comments on his feelings and pleasure in signing the Declaration of Independence and approving George Washington as head of the Continental Army. Her delegate is a quiet person, but a leader behind the scenes, judges said.

Esquivel speaks as delegate Joseph Hewes, who was conflicted on voting for remaining loyal to the King or fighting for independence. He carefully examines the facts and takes the side of independence, and dedicates himself so completely that his health fails, judges said in the release.

For more than 80 years the Joseph McDowell Chapter has sponsored the American History Essay Contest for students in grades 5-8 in Henderson County.

Pleasantview DAR announces essay winners

River City Middle School's Faith Harmon is the eighth grade winner of the Pleasantview Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's American History Essay Contest. From left: Andy Preiss, Mark Harmon, Faith Harmon, Staci Harmon, Nancy Hicks and Janey Ortega. Courtesy photo

Hailey Jenny-Jeanne Farr of River City Middle School is the seventh grade winner of the Pleasantview Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's American History Essay Contest. From left: Andy Preiss, Trina Caudle, Hailey Jenny-Jeanne Farr and Deb Tierney.

Milli’on Horfelt of Post Falls Middle School is the sixth grade winner of the Pleasantview Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's American History Essay Contest. From left: Sally Holtz, Milli’on Horfelt, Vicki Horfelt and Mark Mason.

The Pleasantview Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the winners of the American History essay contest for 2024.

The Pleasantview American History essay contest was open to students in sixth through eighth grades in all accredited schools in the Post Falls area.

The topic of the American History contest this year was:

"On May 14, 1897, John Phillip Sousa played his new march, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” This song would become the national march of the United States on Dec. 11, 1987. Imagine it is 1897 and you are a newspaper reporter for “The Philadelphia Times.” Your newspaper editor has asked you to write an article about the song being performed that day. Your article needs to tell us about Sousa’s life and the story behind the song. It is the first performance of the song, so make sure your article includes your thoughts about the music and how the audience reacts to what is seen and heard that day."

The entries were judged by grade level. The winners of the contest are:

• Sixth grade — Milli’on Horfelt, Post Falls Middle School

• Seventh grade — Hailey Jenny-Jeanne Farr, River City Middle School

• Eighth grade — Faith Harmon, River City Middle School

Winners earned certificates, bronze medals and monetary awards. Pleasantview Chapter winners will be submitted to the Idaho State Society for consideration in the state and national contests.

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Ashland High School senior is local Daughters of the American Revolution essay winner

SHERBORN — An Ashland High School senior has been selected as this year's Framingham chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution local essay winner.

Emily Umholtz was selected from among seven area Good Citizen winners and selected by judges not affiliated with the DAR. She is a Student Council representative, a 2024 class officer and has been a captain for two years for ultimate frisbee.

Her future plans include attending college to major in chemistry, with a sub-focus in law and justice.

Umholtz was honored in February during the DAR's Good Citizen Award Ceremony at The Sherborn 1858 Town House.

Each year, the Framingham chapter of the DAR invites seven schools to participate in its Good Citizen Program.

Other students selected as Good Citizen winners by their schools included Alivia Toure, of Bellingham High School; Lunah Semprum, of Framingham High School; Reese Holmes, of Holliston High School; William Adamski, of Hopedale Junior-Senior High School; Caroline Kane, of Hopkinton High School); and Robert Lyons Jr., of Milford High School.

Each school’s faculty and student body committee choose one student from their senior class to become their school’s Good Citizen; students are recognized and awarded by the Framingham chapter of the DAR. Each Good Citizen must have and maintain the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.

During the ceremony, Master Sgt. Andrew Baumgartner, of West Point Military Academy, served as guest speaker. He spoke of his love of education and his experiences during his years of service.

Also speaking was Vice President General of DAR Paula Renkas.

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American History Essay Changes

By janet westbrook posted 05-12-2023 11:31 am.

During an exciting first year of the Wright Administration, the American History Committee has looked for ways to improve the essay contests.   The biggest change is that essays will now be submitted electronically at each level beginning with the Chapter and so on all the way to National . Changes have been made to all essay contests forms and will be updated by July 1. The American History Essay Contest for grades 5 – 8 will now have a submission form as the title page, a new judging rubric, and a list of resources replacing the more formal bibliography. Completing the submission form will ensure no student will be disqualified based on the former title page. Students will also be able to submit an entry directly to a DAR chapter if their class or school is not participating. Chapters are encouraged to reach out beyond the schools to include their community libraries, YMCA, and other youth organizations. Our hope is this will increase chapter and student participation.

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Christy Hiatt Hiatt 07-07-2023 03:23 PM

Do we have any updates for the History Contest yet? We are a newer chapter hosting our fist contest and I'm having a hard time finding informaton, guidelines, judging criteria, etc. The pamphlet I found said to reach out to the chapter for more details so I appreciate anything that this Community can share.

Janet Calabrese 06-16-2023 07:24 AM

Hi Stephanie,

Hopefully they will be announcing all of the changes at Continental Congress. The new forms and process will not be available online until afterwards.

Stephanie Keaty 06-15-2023 08:34 PM

hi Janet - Will these changes be announced at Continental Congress? 

Janet Calabrese 06-15-2023 08:40 AM

I like the idea of being able to submit electronically. However, I am holding off on the whole rubric thing until I see what it is. Last year National used a rubric judging sheet for Good Citizens which was an absolute nightmare. My judges hated it. If the rubric for America History is anything like the one used for Good Citizens we are going to have a difficult time finding judges for either.

Karen Kreitzberger Polett 06-07-2023 08:58 AM

How will our Chapters guard against AI generated essays? 

Karen Bradley 05-13-2023 04:59 AM

This is fabulous…a wonderful change! I am a former national vice chair in charge of the contest and former national chair and know how many essays get caught for these types of things. Hopefully, this will make it simpler and will encourage more students to enter. 

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Chester county dar history essay contest winners announced.

WEST CHESTER—The Chester County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced the winners of the 2022American History Essay contest. Each year, nationwide, students in grades fifth through eighth grade are given the opportunity to compose an essay and have it presented, through their schools, for evaluation.  This year’s topic is:  The Second Continental Congress met from May 10, 1775 – March 1, 1781, and included delegates from all thirteen colonies. This Congress was instrumental in shaping what was to become the United States of America. Imagine that you are a delegate during the 1775-1776 Second Continental Congress. Which colony are you from and what will be important for you to accomplish for your colony? Judging guidelines included historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, neatness, and that the essay is the student’s own work.

The CCDAR 2022 recipients of the American History Essays Award:

• Lucas Yates, a 5th grader at the Unionville-Chadds Ford Virtual Academy

• Lillianna Yates, a 7th grader at Charles F Patton Middle School

• Prisha Hallur, an 8th grader at Charles F. Patton Middle School

Congratulations to Lucas Yates who was selected the Pennsylvania state winner for the fifth grade and is advancing on to the Eastern Regional level.

In 2021, The National Society of the DAR established a new high school-level essay contest focused on figures of the American Revolution, in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The contest is open to students in grades 9 through 12. The topic was “Select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783). Discuss how he or she influenced the course of the American Revolution, who he or she was and his/her contribution to the founding of a new nation.”  The evaluation criteria were the same as the American History Essays contest. Congratulations to CCDAR winner Suhan Neema, a 12th grader at Unionville High School who presented an essay on Deborah Sampson.

During the meeting winners were given a certificate, medal and monetary award by Elberta Clinton, Chair, American History Essay Awards. In attendance were administrators and instructors from the Unionville/Chadds Ford School District and the Chester County Intermediate Unit:  Amy Jenkins of Unionville High School,Steve Dissinger of Charles F. Patton Middle School, Mark Slider, Mr. George Tzanakis and  Shannon Brown (all associated with online learning for the Chester County Intermediate). Kenneth Hemphill, an Open Spaces Advocate, reviewed the Crebilly Farm open space status. Lucas and Lillianna Yates were active in this initiative. Steve Grabicki, Director of Operations for State Senator John Kane presented the students with certificates of achievement.

The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), headquartered in Washington D.C., is a non-profit, non-political service organization that honors both men and women whose sacrifices made our country free. Members are direct descendants of a Patriot who furthered the cause for American independence. They may have fought, swore an oath to the new nation or provided supplies/financial support.

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Opening Night of  the 131st Continental Congress is fast approaching! If you are planning to attend our “welcome home” Congress, which kicks off in a gala celebration on June 29 in Washington, D.C., I encourage you to register online at the Congress Website before the online deadline of June 1. (You may still register on-site during the week of Congress, but you will save $50 on the member registration fee and $75 on guest registration if you do so online before June 1.) Your early, online registration also helps to ensure that we have an accurate estimate of attendees for what is shaping up to be a large Congress attendance!

Need more incentive to finalize your plans to join us? I’m thrilled to share highlights about just a few of the outstanding award winners and speakers who will be featured during our evening ceremonies. Of course, we may have a few surprises in store for you, too – but here is a high-level overview of just some of our honorees:

Opening Night – Wednesday, June 29

Carlos Del Toro – Americanism Medal

The Americanism Award will be presented to Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy. Del Toro, born in Havana, Cuba, immigrated to the United States in 1962, and joined the U.S. Navy upon his college graduation. His naval career spans 22 years and numerous tours of duty and positions, including Commanding Officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkely.

David Rubenstein - DAR Medal of Honor

The DAR Medal of Honor will be presented to David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, in recognition of his outstanding Patriotic Philanthropy. Rubenstein co-founded The Carlyle Group in 1987, which now manages $301 billion from 26 offices around the world. His philanthropic endeavors have included transformative gifts to many national treasures, including the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and many more. He is the owner of several copies of rare American documents which he has loaned long term to the U.S. Government for appreciation by the public.

Education Awards Night – Thursday, June 30

Education Awards Night will feature several honorees, including American History Essay contest winners from 5th-8th grade and the new high school essay contest winner. The DAR Good Citizen Award will also be awarded to two outstanding young people demonstrating the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. DAR will honor the Outstanding Teacher of American History of the year and the State and National Outstanding Junior members. Entertainment will be provided by the DAR All American Chorus.

Historic Preservation Night – Friday, July 1

David Ferriero – DAR History Award Medal

The DAR History Award Medal will be presented to David Ferriero in recognition of his leadership as the Archivist of the United States. Holding the position for 12 years prior to his retirement in 2022, Ferriero oversaw the transformation of the National Archives into a leader in digital records management and increased transparency in the spirit of open government. NARA programs under Ferriero’s tenure increased public engagement through online catalogs, social media, expanded access to museums, and grew civic literacy initiatives. 

National Defense Night – Saturday, July 2

Hershel “Woody” Williams – DAR Medal of Honor

The DAR Medal of Honor will be presented to Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams. Also a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Williams joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 and saw action in the Pacific Theatre. Williams distinguished himself on February 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he fought for hours under heavy fire and minimal cover to eliminate Japanese positions. His unrelenting determination on the battlefield helped neutralize this strongly defended Japanese strongpoint and ensure American victory. President Harry Truman presented him with the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945; Williams is also the recipient of a Purple Heart. After his service, he joined the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs and was a public servant for 33 years.

Commander Billie J. Farrell – Margaret Cochran Corbin Award

The Margaret Cochran Corbin Award for distinguished service by women in the military will be presented to Commander Billie J. Farrell, the first woman to command the USS Constitution, the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, built in 1797. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 2004, Commander Farrell’s navy career has spanned 18 years, beginning as an electrical officer and transitioning to a navigator, weapons officer and combat systems operator on several ships before becoming an executive officer of the USS Vicksburg. She was assigned to be the first female commander of the Constitution in 2022.

Pat Scannon – Founders Medal for Patriotism

The Founders Medal for Patriotism will be presented to Pat Scannon, M.D., Ph.D., in recognition of his work as the founder of Project Recover and his commitment to repatriating Americans missing in action since World War II. Project Recover, formerly The BentProp Project, was founded by Scannon in 1994 and seeks to find the aircraft of serviceman missing in action using the latest science and technology and honoring their sacrifice with their families.

These are just a few of the award winners that will be joining us at the 131st Continental Congress. Make sure to visit the Congress Website Honorees page to learn about more all of our Congress award winners. But please remember – June 1 is the last day to register online for the 131st Continental Congress with reduced fees.

Go to the Congress Website to learn more about all that this year’s conference will offer, including the schedule of events and a preview of some of the national award winners. I am so anxious to welcome you home after three long years away – and trust me: it is going to be an amazing reunion!

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