The Arkadelphia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized 5th Grade students from Peake Elementary School, Arkadelphia in their regular meeting held Tuesday, March 12th. This year's topic centered around John Philip Sousa and the introduction of his musical march, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" performed on May 14, 1897, in Philadelphia, PA. The students were asked to imagine themselves as newspaper reporters at the event and relate the events and audience reactions of that day.
Winners reading their essays to the members of the Arkadelphia Chapter were::
1st Place - Charlie Harrell, son of Tim and Nancy Harrell
2nd Place - Stephanie Burroughs, daughter of John Burroughs and
granddaughter of Christie Burroughs
3rd Place - Ryker Hrabal, son of Kevin and Stephanie Hrabal
Each winner received a certificate, monetary gift, and gift bag - presented by Terry Hagood, Vice Regent, on behalf of the Arkadelphia DAR Chapter.
Brandi Cotton, Peake GT Teacher, is their faculty sponsor.
It was also announced that Charlie Harrell has been selected as the State Essay Winner. He and his parents will be guests at the State Congress of the Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on April 20th in Little Rock.
