RUMFORD — Liza White, a senior at Mountain Valley High School, was presented the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) 2017 Good Citizen Award. Deborah Judkins, member of Colonial Daughters Chapter, Farmington, presented the award.
White received a Good Citizen pin, a monetary scholarship and a certificate authorized and signed by National Society President General Anne Turner Dillon and Maine State Society Regent Elizabeth Blake Hotchkiss. White is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger White of Rumford.
White is a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Peer Helpers and is a class officer. She has earned many awards and has taken all honors and advanced placement classes. She participated in field hockey, basketball and softball during her high school career. White plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono in the fall, majoring in biomedical engineering.
The Colonial Daughters Chapter sponsors six area schools to recognize excellence in high school seniors. Each school’s faculty nominates several candidates. The person chosen to receive the honor must have demonstrated the qualities as defined by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to an outstanding degree.
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