AUBURN — The Mary Dillingham Chapter of Lewiston/Auburn honored outstanding area high school seniors April 14 at the Auburn Public Library.

The students are winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award and the DAR National Defense Good Citizenship Medal Awards. They were chosen by their respective schools for outstanding citizenship, honesty, courage, service, leadership and patriotism.

The good citizens award also provides the opportunity for the student to participate in an essay contest for which scholarships are presented on the state and national levels. The DAR good citizens are chosen by the students and faculty of public and accredited schools including home-schooled students.

The good citizenship medal award is given on the chapter level through the national defense committee for the same merits. Both awards are open to boys and girls.

This year’s DAR good citizen winners are: Samantha Jo Jones, daughter of Kirk Jones and Kathy Saarinen, from Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School; Brianna Kelsie Robbins, daughter of Ranay and Melissa Robbins, from Edward Little High School; Elliot M. B. Wiegman, son of Jan and Vicky Wiegman, from Leavitt Area High School; Tamara Roy, daughter of Paul and Jeannine Roy, from Lewiston High School.

This year’s DAR good citizenship medal award winners are: Alicia Rita Patrie, daughter of Andrew Patrie and Buffy Ward, from Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School; Emily Margaret Grund, daughter of David Grund and Susan Pease, from Edward Little High School; Brianna Shea Hammond, daughter of Charles and Carolyn Hammond, from Leavitt area High School; Rebecca Marie Lessard, daughter of Pierre and Tina Lessard, from Lewiston High School.