Berlin, MD – On Monday, April 28, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented this year’s essay contest awards.
The local General Levin Winder Chapter of the DAR recently sponsored two American History essay contests in area schools. The WPS winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, open to grades 5 through 8, are as follows: Grade 6 Winner – Dax Phillips and Grade 6 Runner-up – Eli Parker; Grade 7 Winner – Paige Rohloff and Grade 7 Runner-up – Anna French; Grade 8 Winner –Sophia Nguyen and Grade 8 Runner-up – Emerson Bofinger. Dax Phillips, Paige Rohloff, and Sophia Nguyen will advance to the State competition.
WPS freshman Hayden Wagner won 1st place in the Patriots of the American Revolution essay contest, open to grades 9 through 12. The runner-up was Jude Anthony.
The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education. For more information, visit www.dar.org or http://GeneralLevinWinder.marylanddar.org.
Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.
Pictured are the WPS winners of this year’s General Levin Winder Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) essay contest with DAR representatives (left) and Senator Mary Beth Carozza (right). From the left are 6th grade students, winner Dax Phillips, and runner-up Eli Parker; 7th grade students, winner Paige Rohloff and runner-up Anna French; 8th grade student and runner-up Emerson Bofinger; and 9th grade winner Hayden Wagner. Not pictured are 8th-grade winner Sophia Nguyen and 9th-grade runner-up Jude Anthony.
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Worcester Preparatory School
508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811
Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586
Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.