BNL, Mitchell seniors are Daughters of the American Revolution's Good Citizens
The John Wallace Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, sponsors the DAR Good Citizens Program and Indiana DAR and NSDAR Good Citizen Scholarship Program at Bedford North Lawrence High School and Mitchell High School each year. The qualities of a DAR Good Citizen are dependability, service to community and others, leadership and patriotism. The scholarship portion consists of a written essay.
John Wallace DAR Good Citizens are BNL senior William Adams, son of Bill and Jamie Adams and Mitchell High senior Emma Sowders, daughter of Matt and Jean Sowders.
Emma Sowders is President of The National Honor Society and Key Club Sowders leads FCA meetings. As a result of being hospitalized when she was younger, she completed a service project for Ronald McDonald House. Sowders, her family, her church family and friends donated to this project. As a result, dozens of homemade blankets were delivered to be distributed to young patients in the hospital.
Sowders' other extracurricular activities include Tri-Hi-Y Service Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Sowders earned Academic All-State for Cross Country and has been a Regional Qualifier for Cross Country and a State Qualifier for Academic Team (English). Her service projects include bell ringing for the Salvation Army, volunteering for CASA Foster Family Christmas Dinner, and Bread of Life Food Pantry.
William Adams is President of Santa Star’s, a BNL service organization. Adams was Vice-President of the organization last year. Adams also leads a student Bible study on Wednesday mornings before school.
As part of his church youth group, Adams participated in a mission trip to Mexico. The purpose of the trip was to build a house for a family that was starting a church ministry. Through interactions with local young people, Adams realized and gained a new appreciation for his own life and this pushed him to try to do more for those in need in his own community.
The DAR Good Citizens from both high schools will be recognized at a 6 p.m. Awards Banquet on Tuesday, March 14, at the First Baptist Church, 1515 20th St., Bedford.
John Wallace DAR member, Martha Cox, is the chairman of the Good Citizens Committee.
This article originally appeared on The Times-Mail: John Wallace Chapter of DAR awards Good Citizens to Adams, Sowders
