Belton and Salado middle school students receive state awards

April 3, 2025

Special to The Journal

Ujunwa Ogwudu, a 7th grade student at Belton Middle School has been awarded a first place in the state for the 7th grade for an American History essay by the Texas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The American History essay contest is a national essay contest for students in the 5-8th grade. The essay topic was “A Different Kind of a Tea Party” and asked the students to write about one of the several tea party protests that took place prior to the American Revolution. Ujunwa wrote on the Edenton tea party which took place in Edenton, North Carolina in October 1774. Ujunwa is an excellent academic student and athlete. She plays tennis on the BMS tennis team and volunteers for the Touch Root Foundation which provides water wells for people in Nigeria.

Tristan Kubiak, a 5th grade student at Thomas Arnold Elementary School in Salado, has been awarded a first place in the state for the 5th grade American History essay by the Texas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The essay topic was “A Different Kind of a Tea Party” and asked the students to write about one of the several tea party protests that took place prior to the American Revolution. Tristan wrote on the Edenton tea party which took place in Edenton, North Carolina in October 1774. Tristan is an excellent academic student and loves basketball. He enjoys writing and recently won 1st place in UIL ready writing for the third time in a row.

Both students were sponsored by the Betty Martin Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Temple, Texas.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the  country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.

If you are interested in learning more about membership, contact bettymartinchapterregent@gmail.com.