WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The Wayne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented the NSDAR Student Awards at the End of Year Awards ceremony.

Maggie Kotchessa, a senior from Wayne Highlands High School, received the Dorothy Noble chapter scholarship. She was presented with a check and NSDAR certificate.

The DAR Youth Leadership Award is given to an eighth-grade student who exhibits the qualities of honor, service, courage, leadership and patriotism, the chapter said. Maggie “has proven to be the most outstanding student in the class.”

This award is one of the most prestigious awards given by the Daughters of the American Revolution nationwide, the chapter added.

Youth Leadership NSDAR certificates and medals were presented to the following students at the End of Year Awards ceremony:

Damascus Middle School: Landen Le Clere, Delaware Valley Middle School: Maxyne Jahrling, Dingmans Delaware Middle School: James Chichon-Wood,

Preston Area School: James Stiles Jr.,

Wallenpaupack Area Middle School: Keilee Gumble, Wayne Highland Middle School: Addison Sislo and 

Western Wayne Middle School: Sophia Shehadi. Lourdes Brown is the scholarship chair, and Barbara B. Gropper chairs Youth Leadership.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a service organization of women whose ancestors served or participated in the American Revolution.

The stated objectives of the DAR are to promote, cherish and maintain America’s freedom and patriotic awareness through historical preservation, education and patriotism.

For chapter information, email WayneDARRegent@gmail.com or BarbaraBG13@aol.com.