education outreach

Our SAR Education Outreach has two programs that public and/or private schools in Clay, Duval, and Nassau County can participate in. 

1st, depending on availability, we can come to your school in Colonial Uniforms and present a History of the Stars & Stripes where we display and give historical information on 11 of the different flags that were flown since our Nation was first conceived of by the Sons of Liberty, through the current flag flown today.  We also offer as part of this presentation a Traveling Trunk full of authentic artifacts and period clothing from Colonial Days. 

The 2nd program includes several contests where competition begins at the local Chapter level. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from each category are chosen and each 1st place winner is then entered in to our State level competition where the 1st place winners from each category are then entered in to our SAR National level competition. Prizes awarded generally include a monetary award, a certificate, and in some categories, a medal. For more information on any of these contests please contact: sarjaxyouthprograms@gmail.com

Contest descriptions follow:

DEADLINE: March 1st

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students interested in the American Revolution to participate in the Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest. The contest is open to public school, parochial, home schooled, Scouting, or Children of the American Revolution member students in that same grade range. 

For academic years ending in even numbers, the theme shall be "Revolutionary War Events."

For academic years ending in odd numbers, the theme shall be "Revolutionary War Person or Persons."

 Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest Instructions 

DEADLINE: March 1st

The SAR Middle School Contest is to create a tri-fold brochure out of a typical 8 ½” x 11″ piece of paper. The brochure must conform to the contest theme which is one the nine foundational documents of the United States which the student selects, or the theme for the 250th Anniversary for the year, which is the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

The brochure will be judged on: Content, Creativity and Correctness. The judging criteria rates highest personally drawn art work and text authored by the student as opposed to cut and paste from books, magazines and the Internet. The use of software tools by the student for creating the brochure, and even the art work, is permissible.

Complete Rules

https://www.sar.org/sgt-moses-adams-memorial-middle-school-brochure-contest/.

  DEADLINE: November 1st

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. The contest is open to all students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools in that same grade range. 

George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest Rules

George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Application Form

  DEADLINE: November 1st

The SAR Youth Video Contest is an exciting new format where you can share what you know about the American Revolution. Tell us about a person, battle, document, or event during the American struggle for independence and do it in video form. The key is to BE CREATIVE! Your project could be filmed or animated. It could look like a cable news broadcast or a pretend movie trailer. Perhaps you will create a music video or even a rap battle. Show the judges you can think outside of the box.

Entries must contain ORIGINAL content and must be based on scholarly research of the presented topic. Content may not violate copyright laws. The subject of the entry should focus on an event, personality, document, or topic pertaining to the American Revolution. Emphasis on the 250th anniversary of the Revolution is recommended. The style, approach, and perspective are not limited.

• Annual Contest
• Eligible contestants: 6th – 12th grade students
• Video length: 3 – 5 minutes
• Individual or group projects accepted
• At least three research references are required
• National contest deadline: 15 February

See the link below for complete contest rules.

The contest will be administered at the Chapter, State, and National level. Contestants begin the process by submitting an application to their local Chapter coordinator. Each first-place winner will advance to the next level. Awards at the Chapter and State level are at the discretion of the Chapter and State Society, respectively. At-Large entries may be accepted in the absence of local programs.

Video Contest Rules

Release Form

  DEADLINE: January 1st

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest. The contest is open to all students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high school students in that same grade range.

Consolidated SAR Youth Awards Application and Instructions (Applicant Form)

  DEADLINE: November 1st

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. The contest is open to all US Citizen and Legal Resident students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools in that same grade range.

To participate, students must submit an original 800- to 1,200-word essay based on an event, person, philosophy or ideal associated with the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Each student’s essay will be judged based upon its historical accuracy, clarity, organization, grammar and spelling, and documentation.

George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest Rules

George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Application Form

  DEADLINE: November 1st

The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all Eagle Scouts (under 19 years of age) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the Arthur M. & Berdena King Eagle Scout Award. The contest is open to all Eagle Scouts who are currently registered in an active unit and have not reached their nineteenth birthday during the year of application. While the preliminary rounds of the contest begin at the local level, Scouts may eventually advance to the state or national levels, eventually held in June during the annual SAR Congress.

Eagle Scout Contest and Application

Four-Generation Ancestor Chart and Instructions

  DEADLINE: December 1st

 The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) invites all American history teachers, whose approved curriculum teaches students about the American revolution era from 1750 to 1800, to apply for the Dr. Tom & Betty Lawrence American History Teacher Grant. The award is open to all American history teachers at the middle or high school levels at a recognized public, private, or parochial institution. A teacher who teaches at a home school is not eligible. A teacher who is selected as a winner at a chapter level will then be submitted to compete for the state contest and the winner of the state contest will be a finalist for the national award. The award consists of two separate contests designed to select a teacher at the middle school and high school level. 

The contest aims at identifying a teacher who is actively teaching, has taught for at least three years, and who is in the early or middle stages of his or her career, therefore having several years of productive classroom teaching remaining in their career.  The award is therefore not intended as an honor to a deserving teacher who is nearing retirement and thus not able to impart the knowledge gained at attendance at a seminar to many future students.

The American History Teacher Grant recognizes educators who distinguish themselves in teaching the history of the American Revolution. The grant winner will receive a professional educational opportunity at a national seminar.  They will bring back their experiences and skills they’ve learned to their colleagues and classrooms.  An application must be submitted to the local chapter or state society.  Candidates must contact the local chapter/state society for their deadline.  Check with your local Chapter/State Society to determine which is required. Applications submitted directly to the national committee will not be accepted.  Teacher candidates interested in entering the local SAR Chapter/State contest must complete the required application and submit a written essay of 500-1000 words describing any extraordinary teaching techniques or innovative projects utilized by the teacher to teach the American Revolution. The applicant should define why they think teaching the American Revolution is important. It is recognized that school districts may have different job titles for teachers of American history, such as social studies teachers. The actual job title of the teacher is not important so long as the teacher has as their primary duty the teaching of American history. Teachers who teach music, physical education, JROTC, or other subjects as their primary subject are not eligible. The essay should also discuss why the teacher wants to attend the educational seminar and how the teacher would use what is learned at the seminar to benefit their colleagues and students in the future.

At least one signed letter of recommendation is required.

For more information on this contest:  Dr. Tom & Betty Lawrence American History Teacher Grant – National Society Sons of the American Revolution 

  The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) awards the ROTC Medal to foster the principle of the “citizen-soldier,” exemplified by the Minutemen of Revolutionary War days. This award is presented by an SAR Chapter, State-level Society, or the National Society to ROTC or JROTC cadets who are selected for having a high degree of merit with respect to leadership qualities, military bearing, and general excellence. The recipients are selected by the Commanding Officer of the ROTC or JROTC unit, who should be given full latitude in making the selection.

SAR members are direct descendants of those patriots that achieved the independence of the American people and the objectives of the organization are intended to perpetuate a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers. Such were the ideals of Captain Alden Partridge, who is considered the founder of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program in the United States. Partridge founded the ROTC because his father, Samuel Partridge, a soldier of the Revolution, had concern for the newly founded United States and its lacking a development resource for qualified military officers. SAR supports all programs that encourage historical research, foster true patriotism, and maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom. It strongly supports the United States ROTC and JROTC as exemplary programs of these ideals.

For ROTC or JROTC units with fewer than five hundred cadets or midshipmen, one ROTC or JROTC Recognition medal will be awarded each year. For larger units, one medal may be presented for every five hundred students enrolled in the unit. In cases where a school has more than one ROTC or JROTC unit, each unit is counted separately. The Silver ROTC Medal is presented only to students in a college or university ROTC unit and no recipient may receive it more than once. The Bronze JROTC Medal was authorized in 1965 and is presented only to students in secondary school JROTC and no recipient may receive it more than once. As of June 15, 1998, the U.S. Navy Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is no longer eligible to receive the SAR JROTC Bronze Medal. Instead, the NSCC should be supported by recognizing the outstanding NSCC cadet with the SAR Sea Cadet Medal (Bronze Good Citizenship Medal with Ribbon Bar).

The Enhanced Cadet Program

Deadline: March 1st

Contact your local SAR Chapter for a packet or download the application and information guide from this website or your state SAR website. Each SAR Chapter may submit one packet to the state.

The winner of each state-level society competition will be entered into the National JROTC Recognition program. The winning cadet at the national society level will receive his or her award at our annual SAR Congress.