Press release from the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, D.A.R.
The Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the winners of its 2015 essay contest, part of a nationwide initiative in which DAR invites students of local public, private, parochial schools and registered home study programs (grades five through eight) to compose an essay on an assigned theme.
The local chapter has been participating in this national essay contest for over 25 years, with 15 area schools contributing 705 essay entries to this year’s contest. For 2015 — a year that marks the 125th anniversary of Ellis Island as an immigration station — student essayists were asked to “Imagine yourself as a child traveling through Ellis Island in 1892. How would you describe your experience to your cousin who had never heard of Ellis Island?”
Every student who entered an essay will receive a certificate of participation from the local chapter. The names of the winners from the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, all of whom receive certificates and monetary awards, follow after the break.
Fifth Grade
1st Place: Bran d’Emery-Edwards, Woodmere School, Eatontown
2nd Place: Prabhnoor Singh, Woodmere School, Eatontown
3rd Place: Christopher Aderton, Woodmere School, Eatontown
Sixth Grade
1st Place: Payton Corvisiero, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
2nd Place: Gabriella Mansour, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
3rd Place: Jack Bennett, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
Seventh Grade
1st Place: Anna Thoresen, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft*
2nd Place: Patrick Larkin, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
3rd Place: Joseph Stanton III, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
* (also placed third on the state level)
Eighth Grade
1st Place: Reece Horneck, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
2nd Place: Riley Plosica, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
3rd Place: Ryan Nerney, St. Leo the Great, Lincroft
Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. Anyone interested in receiving more information about the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter NSDAR, should contact: [email protected].
