SUBLETTE COUNTY – Seventh-grade student Phoebe Turner earned bronze at the national level for the essay she submitted into the Daughters of the American Revolution’s American History Essay Contest.

Turner finished third out of seventh-graders across the country for her essay, “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: You Are Not Alone.” She previously qualified through the state level, being sponsored by the Davey Jackson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She is the daughter of Polly and Wayne Turner. She attends Mountain Academy at Teton Science Schools.

Each academic year the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors essay contests across three age groups. Those essays are judged for historical accuracy, references utilized, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness.

For more information on the Daughters of the American Revolution, go to www.dar.org or contact Ru Rok at djc.wydar.historian@gmail.com.