Eighth grader with familial ties to Revolution wins essay contest
River City Middle School eighth grader Aylis Manley was celebrated Thursday as the winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution Pleasantview Chapter's American History Essay Contest for her essay about John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who is also her ancestor. From left: Emily Wells, Mary Schumacher, Andy Preiss, Hosanna Schumacher, Aylis, Ellie Ruth, Trina Caudle and Nancy Hicks.
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Aylis Manley, an eighth grader at River City Middle School, discusses her winning essay Thursday. Aylis was recognized as the American History Essay Contest winner for the Pleasantview Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Eighth grader Hayden Farr receives an honorable mention certificate from Regent Trina Caudle during a Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest award presentation Thursday at River City Middle School.
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POST FALLS — It started with a daydream as Aylis Manley drifted off in science class and found herself in the kitchen of a generations-old farmhouse.
"As I looked around, my eyes focused on a man, a middle-aged man I immediately recognized as my long-deceased relative, John Hart," Aylis, 14, of Post Falls wrote in her essay, "Lunch with a Signer: John Hart."
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