By PHOEBE DONALD ROBINSON / Special to the Reporter

The David Lindsay Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized deserving students for exemplary citizenship at Shelby County schools at the respective awards day programs.

In 1934, the DAR desired to recognize students who exemplify the qualities of good character, leadership, courage, service, dependability and patriotism and established the DAR Good Citizenship Award, which is given to a graduating senior from a State Board of Education accredited school.

Later, the DAR Youth Citizenship was established to students fifth though 11th grade to further reward good character.

The following students received the DAR Citizenship Awards presented by members of the David Lindsay Chapter.

DAR Good Citizenship Award:

•Calera High School, Charles White, 12^th grade, presented by DAR Edna Sealy.

•Cornerstone Christian School, Georgeann Hubbard, 12^th grade, presented by Regent Phoebe Robinson.

•Montevallo High School, Zachary A. Thompson, 12^th grade, presented by Vice Regent Audra Leverton.

•Pelham High School, Julia Bullock, 12^th grade, presented by Robinson; Shelby County High School, Marjorie Head, 12^th grade, presented by DAR Beverly Hall, retired principal SCHS.

•Thompson High School, James Wesley Brown, 12^th grade, presented by Leverton.

•Vincent High School, Riley Brasher, 12^th grade, presented by Robinson.

DAR Youth Citizenship Award:

•Calera Middle School, Dylan Killingsworth, eighth grade, presented by Sealy.

•Charger Academy, Luke Lawler, 10^th grade, presented by Robinson.

•Columbiana Middle School, Kayla Cunningham, eighth grade, presented by DAR Bonnie Atchison.

•Coosa Valley Academy, Lukas Tate Bynum, fifth grade; Skylar Marie Bailey, eighth grade, and Madelyn Michaux Horne, 11^th grade, presented by Robinson.

•Cornerstone Christian School, Warren Seth Goodwin, sixth grade, and Cole Bradley Harmon, eighth grade, presented by Robinson.

•Elvin Hill Elementary School, Denise Justice, sixth grade, presented by DAR Peggy Wood.

•Evangel Classical Christian School, Matthew Chapman Long, fifth grade, presented by Robinson.

•Evangel Classical Christian School, Emily Logan Collins, 11^th grade, presented by DAR Marsha McCaig.

•Helena Middle School, Jenna Winter, eighth grade, presented by DAR Lura Campbell.

•Hilltop Montessori School, Mark Underwood, fifth grade; Justin Lewis, sixth grade, and Sophie Stewart, middle school, presented by Robinson.

•Oak Mountain Middle, Ryan Patrick Hall, eighth grade, presented by DAR Stella Tipton.

•Riverchase Middle School, Dominic Fanella, eighth grade, presented by Robinson.

•Thompson Middle School, Sunnisa Graber, eighth grade, presented by DAR Chaplain Linda Ackley.

•Vincent Middle/High School, Paisley Armstrong and Cameron Howard, eighth grade, Hannah Crowder and Savanna Jobson, 11^th grade, presented by Robinson.