Never let is be said that Nathan Getchell doesn’t feel love, devotion, and a sense of pride in the United States. His enthusiasm had led him to receive a Good Citizenship Award from American Legion Field-Allen Post 148.
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| Nathan Getchell, a junior at Windham Christian Academy, is presented with the American Legion's Good Citizenship Award by John Facella, American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 Americanism Officer, as his parents look on. SUBMITTED PHOTO |
The Legion’s Good Citizenship Award is presented to students who are about to attend the American Legion’s Dirigo State program. Dirigo State is a coed program where high school juniors get to participate for several days in a mock government exercise.
The program was originally only for boys and was launched in 1935 but has since become for both boys and girls. Dirigo State students learn leadership skills, teamwork, and how government works in America. Student participants propose legislation at the local and state levels to address problems and issues in Maine, lobby other “representatives” to get their bills passed, and along the way are able meet many different elected officials.
American Legion Post 148 Americanism Officer John Facella said this is the first year in recent memory that a student from the Windham Christian Academy will be attending Dirigo State.
At Windham Christian Academy, Getchell plays varsity basketball and is involved with the Model United Nations Club. He has a keen interest in aviation and is a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Getchell also participates in a ministry in Buxton called “Propelling the Gospel” that supports teenagers working on planes and helping area churches with specific needs.
Following graduation from high school next year, he plans to attend flight school and become a pilot eventually working for the military or a commercial airline.
Getchell’s parents attended the ceremony where he received the Good Citizenship Award. His father is a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant. <
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