DAR awards Good Citizens, scholarship recipients
May 1—The Weatherford Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosted its annual Good Citizen Award reception April 23 at North Side Baptist Church.
The DAR Good Citizen Award recognizes a graduating senior from each of the seven high schools in Parker County for their outstanding character, leadership, service and patriotism demonstrated in their homes, schools and communities. Each student was selected by their high school to receive this honor.
This year's recipients were: Grant Wiggins, Aledo; McKenzie Duggin, Brock; Addison Abbott, Millsap; Christian Dunn, Peaster; Eli Lang, Poolville; Kate Mitchell, Springtown; Azia Hodges, Weatherford.
Since 1924, the Weatherford Chapter has provided loans or scholarships annually to a deserving young man or woman to further their educational goals. This year, the chapter received applications from across the county from very deserving graduating seniors. The scholarship committee after much deliberation awarded scholarships to five Parker County high school seniors: Duggin, Abbott, Brooke Kingston and Quinn Hogan, of Peaster High School, and Grace Kechnie, of Weatherford High School.
DAR is a women's service organization with chapters in every state of the union and in many foreign countries. For membership, any woman 18 years of age or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership. Learn more at www.dar.org or contact the Weatherford chapter at weatherfordnsdar@gmail.com.
