MONROE — The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) wish to announce the 2025 Winners of their Good Citizen Award in Green and Lafayette County Schools. The name of the local DAR Chapter is the Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter based out of Monroe. 

The Good Citizen Award is given to an outstanding senior high school student that exhibits the qualities of a good citizen: Dependability, Service, Leadership and Patriotism. The student receives the honor as recommended by the school’s guidance office. In addition to the award, some recipients participate in an essay contest for a scholarship awarded by DAR (this is optional). The essays are judged by retired educators and the winning entry is forwarded to the state DAR level for further judging. Although the local winner did not advance past the state level, she was awarded a small financial amount by the local chapter. DAR is proud of all this year’s Good Citizen Award Winners and feel optimistic about our nation’s future with such outstanding young people in our midst.

The 2025 winner of the Good Citizen Award Essay Competition in our area was Kierra Mae Cleasby of Albany High School. The other Good Citizen Award winners were Samuel Koch of Argyle High School, Morgan Freeman of Belmont High School, Kaitlyn Richardson of Benton High School, Molly Edler of Black Hawk High School, Madilyn Brown of Brodhead High School, Andrew, Loeffelholz of Cuba City High School, Lylah Norgard of Darlington High School, Jayda Simpson of Juda High School, Brinley Roidt, of Monroe High School, Sadie Wilkins of Monticello High School, Nathan Heil of New Glarus High School, Trevor Doescher of Pecatonica High School, Evvie Ennis of Shullsburg High School and Alison Runde of Southwestern High School.

For further information about DAR, the Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter, or the Good Citizen Award contact Barb at 608-482-2483.