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Long Valley Middle School Student Wins Statewide Essay Contest
Califon, Long Valley students grab high marks in written competition through Daughters of American Revolution.
Belvidere NJ – Each year, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) sponsors an American history essay contest for fifth through eighth grade middle school students across the United States. Our area's first place winners were recognized on Saturday, March 5th at the Warren County Library Headquarters.
8th Grade 1st place winner - Emma Zande; 2nd place winner Ellie Hauptly; 3rd place winner Lily Folsom - all attend Califon Public School in Califon.
7th Grade 1st place winner – Isabella Di Lizia, Long Valley Middle School, Long Valley
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6th Grade 1st place winner – Caitryn Tronoski, Long Valley Middle School, Long Valley
The theme for the 2015-16 essay contest was "A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act;" in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the British Stamp Act. All three winners read their original essays to an audience of family, friends, our local DAR members and other student Award recipients. All three first place essays were forwarded to the New Jersey state level DAR competition.
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As a result of the state wide competition, 7th grader Isabella Di Lizia of the Long Valley Middle School was awarded 1st place in the state of NJ for her essay. It will now be judged at the district level which includes the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware.
The General William Maxwell Chapter would like to thank all the schools and history teachers who share the essay information with their students and encourage them to participate.
The local General William Maxwell Chapter of the DAR distributes essay information to more than 30 local public/private traditional middle schools and home school organizations in the surrounding area of Warren, Hunterdon and Morris counties.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation's children. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,700 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org.
