DAR recognizes Schafer

By Kathy Thomson

Moran High School senior Harley Schafer was recently named as one of the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 2020 DAR Good Citizen award winners.

Four area high schools were each invited to submit the name of one member of their senior class to Lee’s Legion for the honor. 

The student should be one who has demonstrated the good citizenship qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in his or her home, school, and community. 

The Shackelford County student, along with the winners from Breckenridge and Cisco, were recognized at a ceremony at the Lord’s Old Time Gospel Church in Breckenridge on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Parents, friends and relatives were in attendance along with members of  the local chapter of the DAR.

Each of the winners read an essay they had submitted with their application.

Certificates, money, and DAR pins were presented to the three 2020 Good Citizen winners.

The DAR is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer women’s service organization whose members work to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism in their communities. 

Moran Winner 

Harley Schafer is currently ranked second in his senior class and plans to attend Hardin Simmons University to pursue a career in nursing.

Schafer played football, basketball, track, and tennis throughout his time in high school at Moran.

The varsity football player was named to the District 6-1A Division II academic All-District team as a freshman, to the All-District second team offense in the special teams position his sophomore year, and to the All-District first team in the same position his junior year. Last year he was also named to second team All-District on defense as a linebacker. 

As a senior, he was selected for second team All-District as the spread center on offense and as a lineman on defense.

This year Schafer was also named to first team academic All-State by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

He helped his team make it to the football playoffs two years in a row.

As a member of the Bulldog sprint and mile relay teams he advanced to area last year, and the 4x200 relay team he was on qualified for regionals.

Schafer was chosen by his peers as the 2019 homecoming king. 

He participated in UIL for four years and was also a member of the Moran FFA.

Schafer is the son of Rocky Schafer and Robyn Schafer and the grandson of Earl and Lisa McFerrin of Moran.