DAR announces Good Citizen winners News from the Daughters of the American Revolution
ST. IGNATIUS — The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The program is open to all senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private schools that are in good standing with their State Board of Education. The student is selected as the school’s DAR Good Citizen by the high school staff and must have the qualities of dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality); service (which includes cooperation, courtesy and consideration of others); leadership (which includes personality self-control and ability to assume responsibility); and patriotism (which includes
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unselfish interest in family, school, community and nation) to and outstanding degree. Each one of these area students exemplifies these qualities. There was a total of seven area students that were honored Saturday, Jan. 19, by the Kuilix Chapter of DAR at the Mission Valley United Methodist Church in St. Ignatius. They each received a Good Citizen certificate and pin, a money award, and a delicious lunch. This year’s winner of the Good Citizen and Scholarship contest was Aaliyah Decker from Ronan High School. She received $500 from the Kuilix Chapter and her application, along with the winning essay, was advanced to the state level. Second place and a $250 award was given to Vanessa Horner of Noxon High School, and third place and $150 was awarded to Ben Croft of Thompson Falls
‘Brothers On Three’ wins 2021 Montana Book Award News from Missoula Public Library
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DAR Good Citizens winners (from left) are: 1st place Aaliya Decker of Ronan High School, 2nd place Vanessa Horner of Noxon High School, and 3rd place Ben Croft of Thompson Falls High School.
High School. Honorable Mention winners are McKirah Fisher of Arlee High School, Kyla Tomlin of Charlo High School, Brookelyn Slonaker of Polson High School, Kaylah Standeford of Plains High School. They each received an award gift of $25, along with a Good Citizen Certificate and pin.
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The Daughters of the American Revolution is a volunteer service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American History and securing American’s future through better education for children. For more information about DAR contact KuilixDAR@gmail.com or go online.
MONTANA — The 2021 Montana Book Award winner is Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana by Abe Streep, published by Celadon Books. This annual award recognizes literary and/or artistic excellence in a book written or illustrated by someone who lives in Montana, is set in Montana, or deals with Montana themes or issues. Presentations and a reception for the winning authors will take place on August 3, during the Montana Library Association Conference in Missoula. Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana centers on the community of Arlee, on the Flathead Indian Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and tells the tale of a remarkable group of young people who also happen to be remarkable basketball players. It follows Will Mesteth, Jr. and Phillip Malatar, starters for the Arlee Warriors, as they balance the pressures of adolescence, shoulder the dreams of their community, and chart their own individual courses for the future. Brothers on Three is not simply a story about high school basketball, about state championships and a winning team. It is a book about community, and it is about boys on the cusp of adulthood, finding their way through the intersecting worlds they inhabit and forging their own paths to personhood.
