Pennsbury High Student Receives DAR Good Citizens Award

The Washington Crossing Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recently presented the prestigious DAR Good Citizens Award to Elizabeth McKeever, a senior at Pennsbury High School.

The award, presented at a recent meeting of the Washington Crossing Chapter at the David Library of the American Revolution, is one of the ways the DAR supports education and recognizes outstanding young people in our community. Recipients must exhibit the qualities of good citizenship in their homes, schools, and communities and demonstrate dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.

McKeever was nominated by an administrator, guidance counselor, and teacher at Pennsbury High School. Recommendation letters touted her dedication to academics and involvement in extracurricular activities, which include active participation in the Pennsbury marching band, color guard, and AFJROTC unit, where she recently was named deputy commander. Outside of school, McKeever is a longtime Girl Scout and recently participated in a mission trip to Costa Rica, where her troop planted trees to help stop erosion on riverbanks.

The DAR Good Citizens Award may be awarded to a senior student in any high school. As the recipient of the award for Pennsbury High School, McKeever received a certificate, pin, and wallet recognition card, and her application was selected to compete in the statewide DAR Good Citizens Scholarship Contest.

NSDAR and the Pennsylvania State Society DAR offer many scholarships and essay contests for students as well as $500 classroom grants for educators, and the Washington Crossing Chapter actively seeks to sponsor worthy candidates from the Council Rock, Pennsbury, Morrisville Borough, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Bensalem Township, and Neshaminy school districts. Parochial and private high schools within these districts also are welcome to participate. Interested candidates and guidance counselors may obtain more information by contacting the Washington Crossing Chapter via e-mail at washingtoncrossingchapterdar@gmail.com.

For more information about the NSDAR or the Washington Crossing Chapter: visit www.dar.org or www.washingtoncrossingdar.org.