WPS Hosts DAR Essay Contest and Good Citizen Winners

4/21/2022

Berlin, MD – On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) essay contest winners and Good Citizen winners during a ceremony in the Guerrieri Library.

The General Levin Winder Chapter of the DAR recently sponsored two American History essay contests in area schools. The chapter also recognized a senior from each of the four Worcester County high schools as DAR Good Citizens.

The topic for the American History essay contest, open to grades 5 through 8, was "The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." Winners are as follows: Grade 6 – 1st place, Eva Tekmen, 2nd place, Chase Thompson; Grade 7 – 1st place, Ronen Poddar, 2nd place, Sydney Parker; Grade 8 – 1st place, Sydney Todorov, 2nd place, Ben Parsons. All students attend WPS except for Ben Parsons, who attends Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School.

In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, a new Patriots of the American Revolution essay contest was established and was open to students in grades 9 through 12. Students were asked to select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773 – 1783) and discuss how he or she influenced the course of the American Revolution, who he or she was and their contribution to the founding of a new nation. James Haley was selected as the first-place winner and Travis Netting came in second, who both attend WPS.

The first-place essays were forwarded to the competition on the State level, and it was recently announced that three WPS students placed first. Ronen Poddar and Sydney Todorov in the American History essay contest and James Haley in the Patriots of the American Revolution high school essay contest. All three students have been invited to attend the Student Awards Luncheon at the Maryland DAR State Conference on May 14, 2022.

The DAR Good Citizens program was initiated by the National Society in 1934 to recognize male and female high-school seniors who exemplify the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. The following seniors were recognized as DAR Good Citizens: Katelyn Kline, Pocomoke High School; Lauren Moses, Snow Hill High School; Danielle Consigli, Stephen Decatur High School; and Brooke Emeigh, WPS. Each was awarded a certificate, lapel pin and gift card.

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.

Celebrating 50 years, Worcester Preparatory School is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located minutes from the beach in Berlin, MD., the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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All of this year’s DAR American History essay contest winners and Good Citizens stand together in celebration following Wednesday’s ceremony. In the front row from the left, Danielle Consigli of Stephen Decatur High School, WPS students Chase Thompson (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Sydney Todorov (Berlin, MD), Eva Tekmen (Ocean City, MD), Sydney Parker (Snow Hill, MD) and DAR Chapter Regent Gail Weldin. In the back row from the left, Katelyn Kline of Pocomoke High School, WPS students Travis Netting (Dag
This year’s DAR American History essay contest winners hold their certificates during Wednesday’s ceremony. In the front row from the left is WPS students Chase Thompson (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Sydney Todorov (Berlin, MD), Eva Tekmen (Ocean City, MD), Sydney Parker (Snow Hill, MD) and DAR Chapter Regent Gail Weldin. In the back row from the left is WPS students Travis Netting (Dagsboro, DE) and James Haley (Bethany Beach, DE), Ben Parsons of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School and WPS student R
This year’s DAR Good Citizens were recognized during Wednesday’s ceremony. From the left is WPS senior Brooke Emeigh (Seaford, DE), Katelyn Kline of Pocomoke High School, Lauren Moses of Snow Hill High School, Danielle Consigli of Stephen Decatur High School and DAR Chapter Regent Gail Weldin.

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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.