34 | February 5, 2015 | Revue & News
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Parents Robert and Kathleen Avery congratulate their son Ryan Avery for his DAR Citizenship Award.
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Pisgah student wins DAR Citizenship Award JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Fort Peachtree chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has chosen Ryan Avery of Mount Pisgah Christian School for the DAR Good Citizen Award. He is the son of Robert and Kathleen Avery of Alpharetta. Each year, one senior class member is selected in an accredited high school by its faculty and students to be the DAR Good Citizen. Each student chosen must exemplify the qualities of a good citizen, which are dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their home, school and community. Once chosen, the student enters DAR’s Good Citizen Scholarship Contest. First, the student writes a description of how he or she is an example of
a good citizen. This is submitted together with an official grade transcript and two letters of recommendation. Selected students then must write a 500-word essay that is administered at school, with a two-hour time limit and without reference material. Non-DAR judges score each contestant’s entry. The entry scoring the most points advances to the district. Among four districts, the state winner advances to the regional competition. The eight region winners, advance to the national competition. The national winner receives a $5,000 scholarship, an inscribed silver bowl and an invitation to the DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C.