Signal Hill, NSDAR To Hold Essay and Good Citizenship Award Event

The Barrington area Signal Hill Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the

American Revolution (NSDAR), will be sponsoring their annual

American History Essay Contest and Good Citizens Award recognition event on

Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Barrington Area Library, beginning at 2:00p.m.

At the beginning of the current school year, students from local area schools, and

home-schooled students as well, were asked to participate: 5th-8th graders were

invited to submit essays on the topic “World War I – Remembering the War to End

All Wars ”. Over 50 essays were submitted by the deadline, and those students who

participated will be recognized at all levels of participation, with the winners’

sponsoring schools receiving engraved plaques with the students’ names.

One high school level senior will receive the Good Citizens Award, which is a

scholarship for $1000. This year the chapter will also be presenting an Outstanding

Teacher Award; three names were submitted in this category.

This event is open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more

information about the event, or the annual contests, please contact Terri Brinkmeier

at BrinkmeierDARHistorian@gmail.com