Essay Contest

San Ramon, Danville, Alamo or Walnut Creek residents! If you are or have a student in the 5th, through 8th grade, you are invited to participate in the DAR American History Essay Contest. Last year a local student wrote the winning 6th Grade California State DAR essay.

This year's topic: 2020 marks the 400th Anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. Imagine you are one of the passengers on the Mayflower. Knowing what materials were available in 1620, what would you have packed to prepare for the trip and starting a new life in the wilderness? After experiencing more than two months at sea then finally landing at Plymouth Colony on November 9, 1620, do you think you would have made different choices about what you packed and why?

Deadline for submission is October 31, 2019.

If you are interested, please send an email to: American History Chair for complete details and instructions.

All grade 5, 6, 7, and 8 students in a public, private, or parochial school, or those in registered home-study programs, are eligible. This contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children.
DAR members volunteer millions of service hours annually in their local communities, including supporting active duty military personnel and assisting veteran patients, awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and supporting schools for under served children with annual donations exceeding one million dollars.

To learn more about the DAR: https://mtdiablo.californiadar.org