John Wade Keyes Daughters of the American Revolution
JAC NATIONAL WINNERS

John Wade Keyes Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, has three first place winners in the National Junior American Citizens annual contest. ‘We are so proud of all our local talented children,” said Pam Waddell, Chairman of the JWK Junior American Citizens Committee.

Below is a listing of the 2011 JAC National Winners:

Stamp Design- 3rd Place, Elizabeth Gilliam, 11th grader
Poster – Honorable Mention, Becca Harwell, 9th grader

Poetry – 1st Place, Mallory Bauer, 11th grader -
(parents are Mickey & Teresa Bauer)
5th Place, Tara Leigh Henson, 12th grader

Short Story – Honorable Mention, Bobby Sheahan, 9th grader
Honorable Mention, Carly Hasting, 12th grader

Banner – Honorable Mention: Tyler Hudson, Sara Lail, Lindsey Sherrod, Erin Berkebile - 8th grade History Club
 

1st Place: Hayden Sutton, Ethan Chandler, Andrew Dunaway, Scotty
Jackson, Connell Hodges - 9th grade History Club
 

1st Place: Katherine McGee, Leah Berkebile, Jarrod McNatt, Bailey Heard – 11th grade History Club

All of the above are students at Athens Bible School and most are students of Greg Chandler.

Pam Waddell is aided in the JAC Committee by judges Ann Crutcher and Diane Lehr, and some others who contribute to the small monetary prize fund. John Wade Keyes began participating in the JAC contest about 10 years ago and have never failed to have at least one First Place winner. “That says a lot for our local teachers and children,” said Ann Crutcher.

The JAC Committee was started in October of 1901 by an Ohio chapter to “to teach…children some knowledge of the underlying principles of our government, of American sentiment, and of all that will go toward making them good citizens.” The JAC Committee works in many different ways to achieve these goals, most notably is this annual contest in the arts.

These winners will be recognized at Continental Congress the last week in June. To learn more about the DAR please visit the following link http://www.youtube.com/user/TodaysDAR 

Attached in the First Place poem of Mallory Bauer.

Preserving America’s Past

As seasons come and seasons go,
There are things from our past that we all should know.
Our history is important,
It’s a way to find out,
What our ancestors and others were all about.

We learn from times of war and peace,
We study mistakes we shouldn’t repeat.
We learn about our past in different ways,
From written history, to holidays and parades.
We also learn from stories handed down,
From parents and grandparents, about their hometown.

Our nation is full of historical events,
Founding fathers, the Constitution, and Presidents.
From inventions and Inventors, to the first airplane flights
Lewis and Clark, slavery, and women’s voting rights.

So when we go lay our heads down each night,
We must remember the soldiers, wars, and fights.
Betsy Ross, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King,
Imagine what this country would be if there hadn’t been a dream.

Our history brings changes that may or may not last
Just remember, there would be no future, without a past

 

Contact: Doris Estes
doris.estes@att.net
June 1st, 2011