The Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution is the Kosciusko County sponsor of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution essay contests.
All students in fifth through 12th grade in public, private, parochial and home schools in Kosciusko County are eligible to participate.
The 2012-13 American History Essay Contest title for students in fifth through eighth grade is “Forgotten Patriots Who Supported the American Struggle for Independence.”
The Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is for students in ninth through 12th grade, with the title being “How did the faith and courage of Christopher Columbus give to mankind a new world?”
Complete essay information and guidelines have been forwarded to public libraries in Kosciusko County, and to teachers of language arts, history and social studies in the county’s public and private schools.
Essay deadline is Dec. 10. For more information, contact Kathy Gawthrop at 574-527-2674.
