{"id":29178,"date":"2024-02-23T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=29178"},"modified":"2024-02-23T09:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:00:40","slug":"unionville-chadds-ford-virtual-academy-students-honored-for-history-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=29178","title":{"rendered":"Unionville-Chadds Ford Virtual Academy students honored for history essays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured from left to right are Dr. Mark Slider, Shannon Brown, Lucas Yates,
Lillianna Yates, Elberta Cintron and Steve Grabicki.<\/p><\/div>\n

Siblings Lucas and Lillianna Yates were celebrated as the Chester County Chapter\u2019s winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) American history essay contest at the West Goshen Township Municipal building on Monday, Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lucas and Lillianna, who are both students at Unionville-Chadds Ford Virtual Academy (UCFVA), facilitated by Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA), were selected as the local winners for their essays highlighting John Philip Sousa and his role in writing the marching song, \u201cThe Stars and Stripes Forever,\u201d as well as the official marching song of the United States Marine Corps, \u201cSemper Fidelis.\u201d Both Lucas and Lillianna wrote exceptional essays from an accurate and historically supported perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Lucas’ achievement speaks to his strong work ethic and natural curiosity for history,” said Jennifer Burpoe, Lucas’ UCFVA social studies teacher. “I am very proud of his accomplishment.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When asked why he entered the DAR essay contest, Lucas\u2019 answer was simple. \u201cI enjoy reading about history,\u201d he said. When asked how UCFVA helped prepare him for this accomplishment, Lucas said it helped him gain more experience with typing skills and working on documents. \u201cMy teachers did a great job of helping me one-on-one,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lillianna\u2019s UCFVA social studies teacher, Charlie Gracie, also expressed immense pride in Lillianna\u2019s achievement. \u201cLillianna\u2019s projects and essay responses this year have been consistently insightful,\u201d said Gracie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI was excited when I heard there was a chance for me to practice my writing skills and learn about history while doing it,\u201d said Lillianna. When asked what advice she would give to future participants, she said, \u201cJust try it. Even if you don\u2019t win, you\u2019ll learn something new and have a sense of accomplishment about yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The DAR American history contest is open to students in grades 5-8 who attend public school, non-traditional public school or approved home-schooling programs. The American history essay focuses on the men and women who played a role in the events of the American Revolution and challenges students to explore\u202fpatriots who interest and inspire them. The patriot could be a famous founder or an everyday man, woman or child who contributed to the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Students who submit an essay are asked to discuss how their patriot contributed to the founding of our nation. Essays are judged on historical accuracy, structure, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the quality and credibility of references.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The national winner will be announced in April and will receive a certificate, medal and cash prize. The winner will also be recognized at the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution annual Continental Congress, and the winning essay may appear in official DAR communications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For information regarding the DAR American History Essay Contest, visit https:\/\/www.dar.org\/national-society\/education\/essay-contests<\/a>. For more information about BVA, please visit https:\/\/www.cciu.org\/bva<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Siblings Lucas and Lillianna Yates were celebrated as the Chester County Chapter\u2019s winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) American history essay contest at the West Goshen Township Municipal building on Monday, Feb. 12. Lucas and Lillianna, who are both students at Unionville-Chadds Ford Virtual Academy (UCFVA), facilitated by Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5165,11474,11473],"class_list":["post-29178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-daughters-of-the-american-revolution","tag-essay-contest","tag-unionville-chadds-ford-virtual-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29179,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29178\/revisions\/29179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}