DAR chapter honors history essay winners
The Eel River Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored nine students for their participation in the American History Essay Contest during a virtual awards ceremony.
The contest is open to students in fifth through eighth grades in public, private, parochial schools and those who are home schooled. The 2020-2021 essay theme was “The Boston Massacre.”
March 5, 2020, marked the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, considered to be a pivotal event that paved the way to the American Revolution.
First place winners are Bryce Raven, eighth grade, Bridgeville; Dane Campbell, seventh grade, Fortuna; Chloe Doerner, sixth grade, Fortuna; and Grayson Crenshaw, fifth grade,
Cuddeback. Each student received a certificate, a bronze medal for American history, a first-place ribbon, a check for $25, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, a lapel flag pin and patriotic pens and pencils.
Second place winners are Kimberly Castanerya-Gonzalez, eighth grade, Fortuna; Eryn Hunter, sixth grade, Fortuna; and Ellyott Branchini, fifth grade, Cuddeback. Each student received a certificate, a second-place ribbon, a check for $20, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, a lapel flag pin and patriotic pens and pencils.
Third place winners are Tyler Kane, eighth grade, Bridgeville, and Hugo Dinur-Loranger fifth grade, Bridgeville. Each student received a certificate, a third-place ribbon, a check for $15, a copy of the U.S. Constitution, a lapel flag pin and patriotic pens and pencils.