DAR Announces 2021 American History Contest Winners

Posted March 02, 2021 10:00 pm

Ruth Groth

Barrington Illinois-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, announced the winners of its 2021 American History Essay Contest. Kudos to the students, fifth- through eighth-graders, who participated in the contest by writing and submitting their essays on "The Boston Massacre" and the role it played in organizing American colonists against the British King and Parliament.

First place essay contest winners, all from Barrington District 220, are: Zofia Bizon, fifth-grader at Roslyn Road Elementary; Abigail Betz, sixth-grader at Station Middle School (last year's fifth grade winner); Neev Patel, seventh-grader at Prairie Campus; and Scout Storms, eighth-grader at Station Middle School.

Two of the winners went on to next levels of competition and were named DAR District IV and State winners. They are fifth-grader Zofia Bizon (District IV and State winner) and eighth-grader Scout Storms (District IV winner).

"We extend special thanks to the parents, teachers, and judges within Barrington District 220 who provide support to the students and encourage them to participate in this annual contest," said Joyce Wright, Regent of the Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR. "Our chapter is delighted to provide this opportunity to grade school students to learn and write about our nation's early history and be recognized for their efforts."

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was founded in Barrington, IL in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women's service organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Since its founding in 1890, over one million women have joined both nationally and around the world. The local Barrington Chapter raises funds throughout the year and distributes them to 501 (c) (3) organizations whose missions support that of NSDAR: Historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Membership in NSDAR is open to any woman age 18 and over who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution.

For information: https://signalhilldar.com.

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