The Horseshoe Prairie Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recently recognized winners from Hamilton County high schools in the Good Citizens Program.
The program is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. It is open to all high school seniors enrolled in public or private schools accredited by their state board of education. United States citizenship is not required.
(From left) Madison Butler, Fishers High School; and Amanda Mizell, Horseshoe Prairie Chapter Regent. (Photo provided)
Students submit their essays on the topic of what good citizenship means to them. The student selected as the school’s DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty and punctuality); service (which includes cooperation, courtesy and consideration of others); leadership (which includes personality, self-control and ability to assume responsibility); and patriotism (which includes unselfish interest in family, school, community and nation) to an outstanding degree.
The essays are independently judged and each school’s winning essayist receives a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate, recognition card and a $100 scholarship award. One student is selected as the overall winner and that essay will be judged in the Indiana State DAR Good Citizen competition.