Contests and Awards
California DAR awards
American History Essay Contest
The Los Gatos Chapter, NSDAR, participates in the American History Essay Contest each year. Please visit the NSDAR website for more information on this contest, and contact us if your school is interested in participating.
Los Gatos Chapter, NSDAR American History Essay Winners 2021
DAR Good Citizens
The DAR Good Citizens program and scholarship contest encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. To learn more about this contest, please visit the NSDAR website or contact us to participate.
The Los Gatos Chapter, NSDAR Good Citizen Awards 2021 recipients were outstanding students from Prospect HS and Lincoln HS.
ROTC and JROTC Awards
Gold and bronze Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) medals are presented to outstanding high school and college cadets.
- The DAR ROTC gold medal is awarded to a college or university graduate being commissioned in one of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- The DAR JROTC bronze medal is awarded to not more than one student in a secondary school JROTC program, either a junior or a senior, or a junior college graduating senior. A graduating senior of a U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Unit is eligible to receive the DAR ROTC bronze medal.
The Los Gatos Chapter, NSDAR, proudly presents this award yearly to a Santa Clara University ROTC student. We present our award during the annual awards ceremony, which is truly inspirational, and we are very happy to have the opportunity to participate.
The 2013 ROTC Medal Recipient
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution