Signal Hill DAR announces Good Citizens Award and scholarship winner

Barrington -based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, has awarded Husna Zakria, a senior from Lake Zurich High School, its annual Good Citizens Award and scholarship.

Husna competed in the chapter’s Good Citizens contest and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for her winning essay on, “Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It.” What are the civic responsibilities of a good citizen and why are these duties, activities and behaviors important to the shaping of the America you hope to experience?

Husna has maintained a 4.6 weighted GPA while taking 11 AP classes during high school. She is actively involved in the student council, the National Honor Zakria Society, Student Advisory Council and the INTERACT Service Club at Lake Zurich High School. She has also volunteered at the community level by helping at local food pantries and homeless shelters.

Husna is interested in baking and cooking and has run her own bakery, Happy Baker, since 2020. She plans to attend an undergraduate university majoring in biology with a minor in Spanish. She plans to attend dental school and complete her residency.

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was founded in Barrington, in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women’s service organization headquartered in Washington, DC.

Through its fundraising efforts, the chapter contributes to a number of 501 (c) (3) organizations, specifically in the areas of historic preservation, education, patriotism, conservation and Native American issues.

Since its founding in 1890, over one million women have joined NSDAR both nationally and around the world. Membership in NSDAR is open to any woman aged 18 and over who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution.

For information, visit signalhilldar.com.