Amanda Morrow Wins District DAR-Advances to State Level
by Elena Hilmes
April 28, 2010
Amanda Morrow was honored on Saturday, April 24, 2010, as the DAR Good Citizen District II winner at the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 114th Illinois State Conference in Bloomington, Illinois. She is the daughter of Anthony Morrow and Stephanie VanOrdstrand of Princeton. In addition to her parents, her guests at the conference Youth Day luncheon included her sister, Kate, and her guidance counselor, Debra Dullard.
Luanne Bruckner, State Regent, served as the Masters of Ceremonies for the banquet, and Areta Joines, state chairman of the DAR Good Citizens Committee, presented Amanda’s award.
The DAR Good Citizens program was established over 75 years ago. This program honors senior high school students who exemplify the Good Citizen qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. This year 105 chapters contacted 678 high school in Illinois and 545 good citizens were chosen. Of these, 484 participated in the essay/scholarship portion of the program. The Illinois state DAR is divided into seven districts, and each district selects one winner from the pool of chapter winners. From these seven district winners, a state winner is chosen.
The Good Citizens are judged on academics, personal life, community involvement, and the written essay. Entries are judged 70% on the personal accomplishments and 30% on the written essay. Each year the written essay is entitled "Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It." This year’s sub-topic was "What is the Greatest Challenge We Face in America Today." Each essay is hand written in a classroom setting under supervision with a time limit of two hours. Princeton High School students and staff would like to congratulation Amanda Morrow on her fine accomplishment.
