Adina Roberts, regent Martin Severance Chapter DAR; Sarah Towne DiCicco, American History Chair; Kayla Grimm, Christopher Columbus winner from St. Monica’s Academy; Ernest Grim, 6th grade and BrigitGrimm, 8th grade from Christ the King Home-School; Sarah Decker, 5th grade, St Monica’s Academy; and Carole Curran, Vice Regent Martin Severance Chapter.

Martin Severance Chapter recently held its Annual Awards Breakfast honoring middle school students who thought creatively about our nations’ great history. This year’s topic was “Forgotten Patriots who supported the American struggle for Independence.” Essays were written and a review committee of non-DAR members selected the award winners. Three students were honored. There was Sarah Decker, a fifth grade from St. Monica’s Academy.  Ernest Grimm, sixth grade, and Brigit Grimm, eighth grade, both from Christ the King Home School. Each student read his or her essay out loud to those in attendance.

Submitted by: Gage Hewes