The Horseshoe Prairie Chapter Daughters of the American (DAR) recently announced the 2023 Good Citizens winner at a tea hosted for contestants and their families at the Noblesville Community Center.
Hamilton Southeastern senior Kate Lantzer was named the DAR Good Citizen of the Year from a field of six local high school senior Good Citizen winners.
Lantzer received a Certificate, DAR Good Citizen Pin, and an U.S. flag flown over the U.S. Capitol Building in her honor by Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.-05) of Noblesville. She now will now compete from among 86 Chapter winners to receive the opportunity for one of 13 who are chosen for the DAR State finals. DAR Good Citizens must exhibit the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.
About DAR
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890. If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, visit DAR.org or email Shirley Hunter Smith at Shirley1776@yahoo.com.
Kate Lantzer is pictured with DAR Good Citizen Horseshoe Prairie Chapter finalists. (From left) Liam Courney of Carmel High School, Lantzer, Cassidy Felger of Hamilton Heights High School, and Will Byers of Westfield High School. Not pictured are Chaney Smith of Sheridan High School and Abigail Phillips of Tipton High School. (Photo provided)