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Saratoga Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution Holds Us Flag Essay Contest

Written by Saratoga TODAY on . Posted in Education.

From left:  Carly Connors,DAR Essay Co-Chair, Nayana Shankar, Cindy Hollowood, Saratoga Chapter DAR Regent, Loreli Snyder, Savannah Brockway and Laura Bradigan, DAR Essay Co-Chair. 

In commemoration of Flay Day and Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary, the Saratoga Chapter DAR held a US Flag Essay Contest. Elementary School students were asked to write an essay on What the Flag Means to Me. More than fifty essays were received from fifth grade students from Lake Avenue and Caroline Street Schools. The top three winners were awarded a certificate, flag and monetary award from the Chapter. 

Savannah Brockway (Lake Ave) was awarded 1st place, Loreli Snyder (Caroline St.) 2nd place and Nayana Shankar( Lake Av) 3rd place. Brockway’s essay was submitted to the NYS DAR organization and won New York State’s 1st place award.

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