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FARMINGTON — Thomas Marshall, who graduates this month from Mt. Blue High School was recently presented the Daughters of the American Revolution 2017 Good Citizen Award. Melanie Farmer, regent of the Colonial Daughters Chapter of the DAR, presented the award to Marshall.
He 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.
Marshall is a competent, dedicated, optimistic student who has produced quality work in his classes, according to a news release from the DAR. His attention to instructions and work ethic will be important as he proceeds to higher education and ultimately a career, the release said. He plans to attend Northeastern University in Boston, where he will study mechanical engineering.
Marshall was president of the school’s National Honor Society; captain of varsity soccer and tennis teams and Mt. Blue’s nationally competitive Robotics team. He also is an accomplished musician, and plays in the Franklin County Fiddlers group and the Mid-Maine Youth Orchestra. His community service projects include volunteering at Titcomb Mountain as an instructor and as coach for Special Olympics.
The Colonial Daughters Chapter sponsors six area schools for recognition of excellence in high school seniors. Each school’s faculty nominates several candidates for the honor. The person chosen to receive the honor must have demonstrated each of the qualities as defined by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to an outstanding degree, including dependability (truthfulness, loyalty and punctuality): service (cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others): leadership (personality, self-control, and ability to assume responsibility) and 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 better education. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 180,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the worlds largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org.
PHOTO CAPTION: In the picture, from left, are Melanie Farmer, regent Colonial Daughters; Mt. Blue senior Thomas Marshall, recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award; and Bruce Mochamer, principal of Mt Blue High School, who was also a Good Citizen winner his senior year at Lewiston High School. (Submitted photo)
