Fayette High School senior Kaleigh Friebe is this year’s recipient of the Good Citizen Award presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Kaleigh is the daughter of Brandon and Stephanie Friebe. She will receive a certificate, a Good Citizens pin, and a monetary awareness from the Howard County chapter. Her essay and application have been forwarded to the State DAR to represent Howard County.

The award is presented annually to an outstanding senior class member who has demonstrated dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. As part of the scholarship application, the student must complete an essay within a two-hour time limit without the assistance of reference materials. The year’s subject was “Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It.”