
Photo courtesy of Susan Bailey.
senior award
DAR Good Citizenship Committee Chair Tricia Farris presents award to Victoria Tarnakow.
Victoria Tarnakow, a senior at Shades Mountain Christian School, was recently awarded the DAR Good Citizens Award by the Lily of the Cahaba Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Victoria is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tarnakow of Vestavia Hills.
The Good Citizens Award was established in 1930 by the Daughters of the American Revolution and recognizes a senior high school student who demonstrates outstanding patriotism, leadership, service and dependability. Each school may honor only one senior class student per year as their DAR Good Citizen.
Any woman is eligible for membership who is 18 years of age and can prove lineal, blood descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. For information about membership in Lily of the Cahaba, email lilyofthecahaba@gmail.com.
-Submitted by Susan Bailey