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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;">We are happy to share with you our
Spring Newsletter, which features a handful of really fascinating
Chapter accounts from the past few months! Our interesting front-page
article is written by Kevin Cline, a History Club Advisor from Frankton
High School in Indiana, who was the recipient of the 2016 National
History Teacher of the Year. In addition to Mr. Cline's article, there
is coverage of all our spring award programs, including the History
Student of the Year, the Lessons of Leadership Contest, and the National
History Scholars Society.</span></div>
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again co-sponsored the "History Student of the Year" award for the 13th
straight year. The book prize was an autographed hardcover copy of </span><strong style="font-size:11pt;"><em>George Washington: Nationalist</em></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;"> by Ed Larson.</span></div>
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