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Awards, athletics, journalism, drama, science and/or other participation; areas of special interest.
Briefly describe how your efforts to serve your community have been effective or have made a difference.(may include home, school, place-of-worship, etc.)
Express your future plans, education and career goals, and aspirations in life.
Scouting, 4-H, explorers, after-school or summer jobs, hobbies, etc
Describe briefly why you feel the four qualities of DAR Good Citizen: Dependability, Service, Leadership and Patriotism are important and how you have tried to exhibit those qualities in your life and in your relationships with others.
Include a grade transcript provided by the school, which is complete, which is complete through the end of the eleventh grade and list the subjects for which the student has enrolled for the 12th grade.
From close adult associate (other than family). Two letters of recommendation submitted with entry. Letters include: a. Identification of the writer along with a home or business address. b. Relationship with student and length of time he or she has known the student. c. The students qualities, which make the students an appropriate candidate for consideration.
Written in the presence of faculty
Placed the title of the essay and the focus question at the top of the essay.
The students name and page number must be placed in the upper-right hand corner of each page of the essay.
The essay is no longer than 550 words. The word count is located at the end of the essay. Count does not include the title.
Handwritten or ink or computer generated on one side of white paper, approximately 8-1/2" x 11".
No references except dictionary used.
The essay was not edited or corrected by anyone other than the student, and then only within the allotted time.