DAR Chapters are encouraged to conduct the American History Essay Contest in public, private, and parochial schools, and registered home-study programs. Students in grades five through eight are encouraged to participate. Each year a selected topic for use during the academic year is announced and contest instructions are sent to the schools by participating chapters. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness.
Participating chapters send one winning essay from each of the four grades for judging on the state level. The state will send one winning essay from each of the four grades to be judged on a regional level. The winning essay from each of the four grades will then be judged on the national level and the winners are announced.
Each student participant should receive a certificate of participation by the chapter and the chapter winners should receive bronze medals and certificates. State winners should receive certificates and silver medals. National winners should receive special certificates, medals, and a monetary award.
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