Princeton High names DAR, SAR citizen award winners

Reid Orwig, the son of JD and Shelley Orwig, has been selected as the Class of 2022 Princeton High School Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award winner.

This award is sponsored by the Princeton-Illinois Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

This DAR Good Citizen Award is presented to a senior based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. Orwig was selected for this honor by the faculty and his classmates.

“I am thrilled that I was chosen to receive this award,” Reid said. “I am so blessed that I was even considered for this prestigious award. It is a great honor to win an award that so many amazing people before me have earned.”

Throughout high school, Orwig has been involved in 4-H, soccer and tennis teams, Spanish club, band, Interact club, FUMC youth group and Year one mentoring. He has been selected as a National Honor Society member, named captain of the soccer team, homecoming king, and received multiple sportsmanship awards throughout high school.

He has volunteered in a variety of Princeton High School capacities, church and community organizations to earn over 24 hours of community service. His future plans include attending a four-year university and majoring in Anthropology.

SAR Outstanding Citizen Award winner

Katie Bates, the daughter of Joe and Jody Bates, has been selected as the Class of 2022 Princeton High School Sons of the American Revolution Outstanding Citizen Award winner.

This award is sponsored by the Captain Zeally Moss-Illinois Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

The SAR Outstanding Citizen Award is presented to a student in recognition of high ideals of character and citizenship. Bates was selected for this honor by the faculty and her classmates. She is “grateful to receive this award and represent Princeton High School.”

Throughout high school, Bates has been involved in school/club volleyball, school/travel softball, concert choir, Star Spangled Singers, Spanish Club, Young Life and the Main Street Dance Academy. She has earned the honors her freshman year of second team all-conference volleyball, first-team all-conference softball, academic excellence; her sophomore year, second team all-conference volleyball, academic excellence; her junior year, first team all-conference volleyball, first team all-conference softball, Scholastic Achievement Award, First Class Award, Keith Schultz Memorial Award, 2021 BCR Softball Player of the Year.

She has volunteered in various organizations, including the concession stand at multiple Princeton High extracurricular activities, Bureau County Fair and helping coach the Logan Junior High softball team. Her future plans include attending St. Ambrose University.