TCMS students won many awards in The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior American Citizens annual competition. There were sixty-eight winners from Thomas County Middle School for the Thomasville chapter. Twenty-five of those winners took first place and advanced to state competition in January. This year’s theme was “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.” November 11, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Students were able to compete in the following categories: poster, stamp design, photo essay, banner, poem, short story, or community service.
From the twenty-five students who placed first in the local competition and moved on to state, the following twenty-four TCMS students placed first in the state competition and moved on to the southeast district competition:
5th Grade
Poster: 1st Place Sydney Butler
1st Place Brennan West
Stamp: 1st Place Graham Gaines
Poem: 1st Place Claire Garbett
6th Grade
Banner: 1st Place Carley Ramhofer, Layla Brooks, Jake Jones, Natalie Bass, Ashton Beach
1st Place Caleb Eaton, Ethan Curry, Julia James, Connor Hewett
Poster: 1st Place Keya Patel
1st Place Autumn Rich
1st Place Julia James
Stamp: 1st Place Malina Roberts
1st Place Harland McKenzie
Poem: 1st Place Morgan Kuhns
1st Place Vada Harper
Short Story: 1st Place Elijah Hugans
7th Grade
Stamp: 1st Place Julie Vonier
2nd Place Madison Gainey
8th Grade
Stamp: 1st Place Monica Lanatta
1st Place Kyron McLendon
The southeast district competition included the twenty-four students who placed first in each respective group at the state competition. First place winners from the southeast district competition also competed at the national level. The following students won at the southeast district competition and moved on to the National DAR Competition.
5th Grade
Poem: 1st Place Claire Garbett
Poster: 1st Place Sydney Butler
1st Place Brennan West
Stamp: 2nd Place Graham Gaines
6th Grade
Banner: 1st Place Carley Ramhofer (not pictured), Layla Brooks, Jake Jones, Natalie Bass, Ashton Beach
1st Place Caleb Eaton, Ethan Curry, Julia James, Connor Hewett
Poster: 1st Place Julia James
2nd Place Keya Patel
2nd Place Autumn Rich
Poem: 1st Place Vada Harper
2nd Place Morgan Kuhns
Short Story: 1st Place Elijah Hugans
Stamp: 2nd Place Harland McKenzie
2nd Place Malina Roberts
7th Grade
Stamp: 1st Place Julie Vonier
2nd Place Madison Gainey
8th Grade
Stamp: 1st Place Kyron McLendon
2nd Place Monica Lanatta
The national competition included the seventeen students who placed first in each respective group at the southeast district competition. Vada Harper won at the National DAR Competition, Claire Garbett placed second, and Elijah Hugans place third. Congratulations to these students!
5th Grade
Poem: 2nd Place Claire Garbett
6th Grade
Poem: 1st Place Vada Harper
Short Story: 3rd Place Elijah Hugans
