DAR presents Youth Citizenship Awards

Each year the Trammel’s Trace Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution solicits nominations from Cass County teachers in order to choose students who best exemplify characteristics of leadership, dependability, and patriotism.

From these nominations, one eighth-grade student from each middle school is chosen to receive the DAR Youth Citizenship Award.

Boston Graf of Atlanta Middle School received this award on May 20 at the Atlanta Middle School Eighth Grade Certificate Celebration from DAR members Carolyn Addington and Windy Addington.

Charlene Kress was presented this award at the Avinger Junior High Award Ceremony on May 20 by Charleen Granberry and Nancy Allday

Jaysi Pond of Bloomburg received this award on May 18 at the Bloomburg Junior High Completion Ceremony from DAR members Charlotte Evans and Mary Echols.

On May 21, Addison Barnes was presented this award at the Hughes Springs Junior High Ceremony by Greta Wright and Brinda Mandella.

On May 28, Anna DeBeaux was presented this award at the McLeod Middle School Eighth Grade Certificate Ceremony by Mary Echols and Carolyn Addington.

Isaiah Hitchcock received this award at Linden-Kildare Junior High on May 25 from DAR member Louella Vernon.

This award was presented to McKynli Steaveson at the Morris Upchurch Middle School Eighth Grade Ceremony in Queen City on May 21 by Traci Jones and Emily Pennington.

For more than a century, members of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution have dedicated themselves to historic preservation, promotion of education, and encouragement of patriotic endeavor.