Bridgette Thibodeau was awarded 3rd place in a writing competition for an essay she wrote on Abigail Adams. The contest is put on annually by the National Honors Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Competition was strong, with many applicants from multiple local private schools.
She received a $50 check and a certificate acknowledging her 3rd place finish.
The Sons of the American Revolution is the leading male lineage society that perpetuates the ideals of the war for independence. As a historical, educational, and patriotic, non-profit corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, we seek to maintain and expand the meaning of patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and the unifying force of “e pluribus unum” that was created from the people of many nations — one nation and one people.