Smithtown High School West student Jesse Damm and Smithtown High School East student Morgan Suchy recently received first and second place, respectively, in an essay contest conducted by the Daughters of the American Revolution Anna Smith Strong Chapter. Jesse Damm was awarded first place and Morgan Suchy was awarded second place. Each student received a pin, certificate, and a monetary award.
To be considered for this prestigious honor, Jesse Damm and Morgan Suchy had to be nominated by teachers as students who demonstrate the qualities of a good citizen. Each of the students then submitted their respective transcripts, letters of recommendation, a personal essay and a written response to an essay prompt to the Daughters of the American Revolution Anna Smith Strong Chapter.
About the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest
Since 1934, The Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, has encouraged and rewarded high school students across the nation for exhibiting and inspiring qualities of good citizenship. Only one high school per year, is honored as a school’s Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen. The award recipient is chosen based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities to an outstanding degree. These students are selected by their teachers and peers in schools, accredited by the state board of education. Recipients of the DAR Good Citizen award, are then invited to participate in the scholarship portion of the program.