By Nina Hendricks/Sarah Maples Chapter DAR
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) established the American History Contest to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. This contest is open to students in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Students in grades five through eight are encouraged to participate. Each year, a selected topic for use during the academic year is announced, and contest instructions are published online and sent to schools by participating DAR chapters. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.
Participating chapters send one winning essay from each of the four grades for judging on the state level. The state will send one winning essay from each of the four grades to be judged on a divisional level. The winning essay from each of the four grades will then be judged on the national level and the winners announced.
Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive bronze medals and certificates. State winners receive certificates and silver medals. National winners receive special certificates, medals, and a monetary award.
The American History Essay topic this year is “Describe a colonial family’s discussion about the new Stamp Act and what role it played in organizing the colonists against the British King and Parliament.”
Sarah Maples Chapter winners include:
The 5th grade winner is Katie Preston from the Mabank Intermediate School. (Courtesy photo)
The 6th grade winner is Colin Loudan. He is a student at the Mabank Intermediate School. The topic Colin had to write about was “Describe a colonial family’s discussion about the new Stamp Act and what role it played in organizing the colonists against the British King and Parliament.” Colin’s essay was featured as a play that sets the time, place, the plot and a list of characters with a narrator in the background. Good work Colin that’s the way to use your imagination.
Abby Caldwell at Mabank Jr. High School has won first place in 8th grade. The topic was “Describe a colonial family’s discussion about the new Stamp Act and what role it played in organizing the colonists against the British King and Parliament.” As a first place winner her essay has been sent to state to be judged. She and her parents are planning to attend the State Conference in March to see if she is a winner there. This year the Conference will be held in Houston. Sarah Maples DAR members are really excited about Abby being in the running for state. She is a wonderful young lady and we wish her all the best.
Mr. Michael Hannigan, I am trying to send you a Thank You Card from the Sarah Maples Chapter of NSDAR. I understand that you were the Media Award Certificate recipient this year at our George Washington Tea. No one was able to supply me with a mailing address. If you could send me an email of that I would really appreciate it. I am Carolyn Bostian, the Corresponding Secretary for our Chapter and my email is [email protected]. Thank you so much.