Good Citizen Day

Good Citizen Dallas Fort Worth Nominations

The Nomination Process

Founding Forward will hold its inaugural Good Citizen Day – Dallas-Fort Worth on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Old Parkland at 3819 Maple Ave, Dallas, TX. Founding Forward will honor and recognize over 60 high school young men and women from the area to receive the Founding Forward Good Citizenship Award. The purpose of this program is to recognize, celebrate, and educate students from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to be informed, engaged, and responsible citizens, creating the leaders of tomorrow.

The program is designed for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, who are United States citizens. Students considered for this program should have demonstrated exemplary citizenship as evidenced by community engagement and service, personal initiative, hard work, responsibility, accountability, respect for others, and a commitment to the American founding principles.

Instructions for Nominations

Each school and organization is encouraged to develop their own process for selecting students to nominate and participate in Good Citizen Day Dallas-Fort Worth and receive the Good Citizenship Award
The Nominator Form is to be completed by the person in your organization who is nominating the student (that could be you, a troop leader, coach, teacher, mentor, etc.)
If possible, you should nominate one male and one female high school student. A separate nomination form must be completed for each nominee.
Once Founding Forward receives the nomination forms for your students, we will contact those students directly with more information to formally invite them to Good Citizen Day on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

All nominations are due by Monday, September 21, 2026

Good Citizen Day DFW Nomination Form

1Nominator Information

2Student Information

Nominating School/Organization(Required)

Nominator Information

Nominated by(Required)

First Last

Nominator Title(Required)

Nominator Email(Required)

Nominator Phone Number(Required)

Student (Nominee) Information

Nominee Name(Required)

First Last

Is the nominee available on Saturday, October 17, 2026 to attend Good Citizen Day at Old Parkland in Dallas?

Student Nominee Characteristics

Information can be written in the box below or uploaded.

Briefly describe the personal characteristics the nominee has demonstrated to be selected for the Founding Forward Good Citizenship Award. Please include examples of activities, community service, leadership qualities and any awards.(Required)

STUDENT NOMINEE INFORMATION

Student Name(Required)

First Last

Date of Birth(Required)

Student Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Other

Is the student a U.S. Citizen?(Required)

Yes

Student Grade for the 2026-2027 School Year(Required)

Sophomore

Junior

Freshman

Student Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Student Home Phone

Student Cell Phone(Required)

Student Personal Email(Required)

Student School(Required)

Parent/Guardian(s) Information

Please list as much information as possible. If you do not have this information, this can also be completed when the student completes the Student Reservation Form.

Parent/Guardian Name

First Last

Parent/Guardian Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Parent/Guardian Home Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Cell Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Email

Award Acknowledgement
Completion of this form does not guarantee an invitation to attend Good Citizen Day. If the student nominee is selected, they will receive an invitation to participate in September 2026.

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Good Citizen Dallas Fort Worth Nominations

The Nomination Process

Instructions for Nominations

All nominations are due by Monday, September 21, 2026

Good Citizen Day DFW Nomination Form

Nominator Information

Student (Nominee) Information

Student Nominee Characteristics

STUDENT NOMINEE INFORMATION

Parent/Guardian(s) Information