DAR Announces American History Essay Contest Winner

DAR members of Signal Hill Chapter and sixty-five students, parents, friends, and school staff gathered at the Barrington Area Library for the chapter’s annual Youth Awards Day to celebrate the American History Essay Contest winners. Fifth grade students read their essays about a new song written by John Phillips Sousa called, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” This year’s first place essay was composed by Hough Street School fifth grader Sahasra Pinnamaneni. Her entry advanced to DAR Society’s Illinois District and State contests and won first place in both.

Sahasra read her winning essay at the Annual Youth Awards Day on February 10, 2024, at the Barrington Area Library. She has been invited to read her essay at the District IV meeting on March 1 in Lombard, IL and at the Illinois DAR State Conference on April 27 in Bloomington, IL.

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.

Through its fund-raising 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 more information: https://signalhilldar.com