Seneca’s Miranda Araujo honored with DAR Good Citizen Award

Award honors an outstanding senior who exhibits the qualities of dependability, leadership, service, and patriotism

Miranda Araujo was recently honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award for Seneca High School. She is the daughter of Miriam Garibay and Martin Garcia of Marseilles.

The Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award honors an outstanding senior who exhibits the qualities of dependability, leadership, service, and patriotism. The selection was voted on by the faculty and staff.

Araujo currently serves as the Chairman of the FFA Leadership Team, the Pollinator Plot Manager and group leader for Conservation In Action, and the Spanish Club Vice President. She is in National Honors Society, FFA, Conservation in Action, Teens Resisting Unhealthy Social Temptations, State Academic Challenge Competition (ACES), Scholastic Bowl, Math Team, Speech Team, Young Philanthropy, Cross Country, Art Club, Drama Club, Spanish Club, Student Ambassadors, plays, and musicals.

Being the recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award, Araujo will complete an essay that will have the opportunity to advance through state and national levels of judging. The DAR Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is sponsored by the Illini Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.