Attention Administrators, School Principals and Educators of Accredited Public and Private High Schools in Pierce County, Washington! 
​​We invite you to honor a student senior in your school as your
Good Citizen! 
The DAR Good Citizens program intended to help you encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship in students.​

Selection Form

Student Selection form is due by October 31st

​These qualities may include:

• Dependability: truthfulness, loyalty, and being worthy of trust 
• Service:  cooperation, courtesy, and contributing to the welfare of others and to their school and community 
• Leadership: personality, ability to assume responsibility, ability to inspire others, and a decision-maker 
• Patriotism: devotion to and support of one’s country, and causes that make one’s community stronger, and appreciating the cultural and historic importance of America’s unique population 

Each school may, however, use a method of its own choice to select their student to honor.

One high school senior can be recognized per school per school year.
The program is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private secondary schools in good standing with their state boards of education or a recognized accrediting organization such that a General Educational Development (GED) test is not required to receive a high school diploma.
United States citizenship is not required for this award. 
What do you do? 
All you need to do is to select your student!  Complete the selection form (link above) and let us know by OCTOBER 31st.  We will do the rest!
Include two letters of recommendation and short paragraph including why you have nominated your student, along with biography (this can be written by the student) highlighting their Good Citizen qualities. Include their school and community service, school activities and leadership roles.

• The student will receive from DAR a certificate and pin at our award ceremony. 
• The student may include the recognition on resume's and college entrance applications.
• The school may also announce the selection of your Good Citizen!

We have More Opportunities for your Good Citizen Student!
Once selected by the school, your student has the opportunity to participate in the ​Good Citizen Essay Contest for more awards!  

• The essay contest is administered by the school, and deadline to submit the completed essay to our Chapter Good Citizen Chairperson is December 1st.
• Winning at the chapter level will move their essay to state, winning essays go on competing at the national level.
• ​All levels have the opportunity for monitary awards.
• The student should let us know they wish to complete in the Essay Contest immediately upon being recognized by the school.​

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