Elizabeth Orwig selected as DAR recipient at Princeton High School

PRINCETON — Elizabeth Orwig, the daughter of JD and Shelley Orwig, has been selected as the Class of 2020 Princeton High School DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award winner.

This award is sponsored by the Princeton-Illinois chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

This DAR Good Citizen Award is presented to a senior based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree. Orwig was selected for this honor by the faculty and her classmates.

Throughout high school, Orwig has been involved in cross country, track, poms, FFA, Spanish Club, Office Helpers, Year One, Science Club and Student Council, earning various honors and awards in each activity.

Orwig has been selected as an Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society member and class president. She also serves as president of the Bureau County 4-H Club. She has volunteered in a variety of community organizations, including church activities, PROMise and 4-H.

Orwig’s future plans include attending Western Illinois University to pursue a degree in agricultural education.