American History Essay Winners Announced
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awarded certificates and monetary prizes to local flag and American history essay winners on April 22 at the Saratoga Holiday Inn.
The flag essay winners were from Lake Avenue School: Maceo London (1st place), Eve Cornish (2nd place), Abigail Black and Matthew Puryemebida (3rd place tie).
The American history essay winners were from Orenda Elementary School: Addison Bradley and Emily VanHuesen.
The flag essay subject was “What does the American flag mean to me,” and the American history topic was the “Edenton Tea Party in 1776”.
Maceo London’s flag essay was sent to the New York State DAR flag essay contest as the chapter winner. London then placed 2nd in the statewide contest.