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FARMINGTON — Kyle Rochelle, a senior at Rangeley High School, was recently presented the Daughters of the American Revolution 2018 Good Citizen Award.
Laura Donnellan, a Rangeley resident and a member of The Colonial Daughters Chapter of the DAR, presented the award.
Rochelle received a Good Citizen pin, a monetary scholarship and a certificate authorized and signed by the National Society’s President General Anne Turner Dillon and Maine State Society’s Regent Elizabeth Blake Hotchkiss. He is the son of Jeff and Janet Rochelle of Rangeley.
Throughout his high school years, Kyle has been an honor student and a dependable, active member of Rangeley Lakes High School’s sports and community service groups, according to the DAR. He believes in following through with an idea or project, being on time so that he doesn’t let his teammates down. He is the interact president and has been a mentor for three years, in both elementary and middle schools. He is currently mentoring two elementary students.
Since his freshman year, Rochelle has been a Mini-League basketball coach. HIs future plans include college and is considering majoring in criminal justice or business.
The Colonial Daughters Chapter sponsors six area schools to recognize excellence in high school seniors. Each school’s faculty nominates several candidates for this honor each year. The person chosen to receive the honor must have demonstrated each of the qualities as defined by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to an outstanding degree.
These qualities are dependability (truthfulness, loyalty and punctuality): service (cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others): leadership (personality, self-control, and ability to assume responsibility), patriotism (unselfish interest in family, school, community and union).
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history and support education. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 165,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. For more information, visit www.DAR.org.
PHOTO: Laura Donnellan, a member of Colonial Daughters, and Rangeley High School senior Kyle Rochelle, who was presented with the 2018 Good Citizen Award by the chapter. (Submitted photo)
