State DAR Good Citizen Scholarship winner named

Westyn Woodard, a Lake Lure Classical Academy senior, is the 2023 North Carolina Society DAR Good Citizen Scholarship Winner. He will receive the Good Citizens Scholarship and the Gertrude Carraway Scholarship. Westyn's application has now been forwarded to be judged for the National Society DAR 2024 Good Citizen Scholarship.

Westyn C. Woodard is the son of Tara Lembright and Cody Woodard of Lake Lure. He will attend High Point University in the fall majoring in biology/biochemistry.

"I am so honored and privileged to receive recognition and scholarship from such a remarkable group of women,"Westyn said. "For over a century, the Daughters of the American Revolution have built a lasting legacy of promoting education and patriotism in this country, and I strive to continue that legacy in their honor by attending college and obtaining a degree all while serving as a cadet in the Air Force ROTC program," he said.

"I am so grateful for this opportunity and I hope that many students in the following years will acknowledge the impact of this mission and choose to participate in their inspirational cause through applying for their scholarship," Westyn said.

Founded in 1934, the purpose of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Committee is to recognize and reward high school seniors who exemplify the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. The Gertrude Carraway Scholarship was established in 1983 to remember North Carolina's only NSDAR President General and the woman who lobbied successfully for the creation of Constitution Week.