Two students with the CAM School District are the 2020 winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), American History Essay Contest. Sixth-grade student Collin Bower, and Seventh grader Sidney Amdor won for their essay “The Voyage of the Mayflower. Each student participant receives a certificate of participation from the chapter and the chapter winners receive bronze medals and certificates.

Sixth-grade student Collin Bower, and Seventh grader Sidney Amdor.

The DAR’s History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.

2020 marks the 400th Anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. Imagine you are one of the passengers on the Mayflower. Knowing what materials were available in 1620, what would you have packed to prepare for the trip and starting a new life in the wilderness? After experiencing more than two months at sea then finally landing at Plymouth Colony on November 9, 1620, do you think you would have made different choices and why?