BY ALICIA DORSET
Clarkston News Staff Writer
The Sashabaw Plains Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution honored six of the seven recipients for their annual Good Citizen award on Feb. 11 with reprsentation from Clarkston.
Jennifer Baibak, a senior at Clarkston High School, was selected by members of her senior class as possessing the qualifications that a good citizen should demonstrate.
During the luncheon at Mesquite Creek in Clarkston, Baibak and the other recipients received a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate and flowers. The event allowed the award winners to meet with each other for the first time.
‘The students selected are usually very well-rounded and active in school and the community,? Linda Miller, secretary and publicity chariman, said.
Every year, the seven schools assigned to the Sashabaw Plains Chapter select one individual out of three nominees, boy or girl, to receive the Good Citizen award. The chapter’s high schools include Holly, Waterford Kettering, Lake Fenton, Fenton, Linden, Clarkston and Our Lady of the Lakes.
Students write an essay on patriotism that is considered by the award committee. Winners are selected for qualities including dependability, service, leadership and patriotism at home, in school and the community.
‘The winners are generally civic-minded,? Miller said. ‘They’ll probably be wonderful future leaders in our community.?