The Carolina Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented three DAR Good Citizen Awards to local high school seniors during a recent meeting. From left, are award recipients North Duplin’s Maria Rojas, the daughter of Ovidio and Francisca Rojas; and Spring Creek’s Destiny Wilson, the daughter of John and Terry Wilson. Not pictured is Southern Wayne’s Alexander Groves, the son of Erin Groves and Jack Whaley. The award, presented by Marilynn Hroza, is given to students that have been selected from their schools based on their school record, character and high recommendations of school and community leaders. The students demonstrated outstanding achievements in school, extracurricular activities, community and volunteer service.
