2019-2020 DAR Winning Essays (school level)
Below are three DAR essays from the Sept. 2019 contest. The first is by Caden Maxwell (11th grade school-level winner). The second is by Ivy Wynne (9th grade school-level winner). The third is by Juliet Cairney (honorable mention for best story/plot). Thanks to all seventy-eight students who submitted entries into this contest! “A Sailor’s Experiences as Part of Christopher Columbus’ First Expedition to the Americas” Brian Caden Maxwell 1 Royal Drive Cochran, GA 31014 478-934-6258 Bleckley County High School 9th Grade Hawkinsville Chapter of DAR Words: 1181 Benito Romero, a calloused, gruff old sailor, sat creaking in his rocking chair. He sat in his Spanish farmhouse while five of his grandchildren, all under ten years old, played at his feet. The two oldest, a girl and a boy in their teenage years, were talking in the kitchen. Benito sat, smoking his pipe in deep thought. He had plenty to think about considering all of his adventuro...