YORK – The Old York Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution has announced its 2021 DAR Good Citizens: Darryk Kelly, York High School; Mary Lombardi, Robert W. Traip Academy; and Kate Pinette, Wells High School.
Each Good Citizen has been recommended by his or her high school faculty for demonstrating the qualities of a DAR Good Citizen including dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Darryk Kelly was selected by the Old York DAR Chapter to proceed to the state level in the DAR Good Citizens Scholarship Contest.
Darryk Kelly, a York High senior, has enrolled in several Honors and Advanced Placement courses throughout high school and has completed Spanish IV. This year he is taking AP Calculus, Statistics, Physics II, Macro Economics, and U.S. Government and Politics as well as Honors English Literature, Music Theory and Chamber Singers. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the World Language Society (Spanish), and is treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America. In addition, he is a student representative to the School Board and class historian.
During all four years, he has played on York’s soccer team. He serves as vice-president and peer model/mascot for TIDALWAVSE (Teens in Drug Awareness Leading Working and Valuing Self-Esteem), an organization that provides education regarding drug and alcohol awareness and promotes self-esteem. Over the past several years he has held leadership positions in the Boy Scouts and is working to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Through Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving program, he has competed in several World Finals. As Club Captain, he spoke enthusiastically about his long-term involvement in the extracurricular Robotics Club, with its teamwork opportunities and challenging competitions including participation in State and World Finals.
He enjoys playing the guitar, running and writing and has worked two summer jobs in food services. He believes in helping the disadvantaged and writes about “… entering the political sphere to enact change.” He plans to enter college with a major in political science and a minor in economics and aspires to become a lawyer.
Mary Lombardi, a high school senior, is dually enrolled at Traip Academy and the Sanford Regional Technical Center, earning 18 college credits. She has completed Spanish 3 and several Honors/Advanced courses such as English Composition and Literature, Modern world History, Geometry, Biology/Chemistry, and Modern American Humanities. She continues to maintain a high grade point average and class rank this year while taking Advanced Physics, American Government/Modern World, and Advanced Pre-Calculus and attending SRTC’s Engineering and Architectural Design Program.
She is a member of the Student Council and National Honor Society at Traip and the National Technical Honor Society at SRTC. She began as Co-Build Captain of her school’s FRC Robotics team in freshman year and became Build Captain in her junior year; she has served as Design Captain all four years. Prior to COVID, she served as a Student-to-Student ambassador to welcome new military families to the community. An avid art student herself and under the guidance of her school art teacher, she has enjoyed assisting students in the making of stained glass and serving as a mentor in after-school, open-studio activities.
Since the 7th grade, Mary has volunteered on a weekly basis at the local public library. During the summer of 2020, she worked for a landscape and gardening company. Upon the onset of COVID-19, she devised and led a program to produce and distribute reusable masks in her neighborhood community. Her future goals include obtaining a college degree in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Business Management.
Kate Pinette, a Wells High School senior, has taken primarily Honors and Advanced Placement courses throughout her four years, yielding an outstanding GPA and class ranking. This year her AP courses include English Literature and Composition, Psychology, Environmental Science and Calculus. She completed French V in 11th grade. She is a member of the National Honor Society and, in 2020, received a National AP Scholar with Honor award.
Not only is she the vice president of her senior class but also treasurer of the Environmental Club which hosted local trash pick-up fundraisers and donated the profits toward Australian wildfire relief. In sports, she played varsity soccer as a freshman and varsity cross country as a sophomore. During 2017 to 2021, she was very active in track and field, being a two-time Western Maine Conference Champion, school record holder, and State Champion. In regard to community service, she, as a volunteer in the FLAGS Program, introduced the French language to fourth-graders at Wells Elementary by teaching the children basic vocabulary and phrases. Given the enjoyment she obtains from her hobby of cooking and baking, she envisions the possibility of opening a bakery and coffee shop, possibly in retirement.
Her job experiences include office work and data entry for a company specializing in quality assurance in laboratory medicine as well as work at two local restaurants on weeknights and weekends. She plans to attend college with a major in Business Administration and Management and coursework in Political Science. She is interested combatting climate change and living a sustainable lifestyle.
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