The Los Altos Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently announced the winner of their Patriots of the American Revolution high school essay contest.
The winner, Kaelyn Tan, was awarded a pin, a certificate and a $200 cash prize for her essay “A Revolutionary Mind: Mercy Otis Warren’s Fight for Liberty Through Literature.”
Kaelyn Tan is a junior at Mountain View High School and a Mountain View resident. She is an editorial intern for the Los Altos Town Crier and has written several articles for the paper. Mountain View Mayor Emily Ann Ramos presented Kaelyn with a special certificate of recognition from the city, in honor of her contest win.
The Patriots of the American Revolution essay contest encourages high school students to learn more about the history of the American Revolution and the men and women who played a role in it. The students were asked to select a real person from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783) and to write an essay discussing how that person influenced the course of the American Revolution and the contribution they made to the founding of a new nation. This person could be well-known or an everyday man, woman or child who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.
To participate in next year’s Patriots of the American Revolution contest, visit losaltos.californiadar.org. The website will have due dates, essay topic and contest entry information in late August or early September. The Los Altos chapter’s essay contest is open to students in grades 9 to 12 who live in or attend school in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View or Sunnyvale.
The Los Altos Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1950, focuses on education, local historic preservation projects, genealogy research, environmental conservation, service to veterans and other community projects. DAR is a nonpartisan volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, education, and historic preservation. Any woman 18 years or older is eligible to join if she can prove lineal descent from a supporter of the American Revolution (through military service, financial donations such as donativos at the California presidios, food supply, government service or other support.)
Visit losaltos.californiadar.org to learn more.
