Welcome to the PSR/Sacramento Website
PSR/Sacramento is a non-profit, educational organization of health
care professionals and other concerned citizens committed to the following goals:
- Eliminating nuclear weapons and promoting alternatives to war and militarism as a means of resolving international conflict and preventing terrorism (see the Nuclear Weapons, War, and Militarism page for information about our “1,000 Call Campaign” to help rid the world of nuclear weapons)
- Protecting the environment and reducing man-made contributions to global warming.
- Promoting social justice, both locally and globally.
- Curbing the epidemic of interpersonal violence, including gun violence, that afflicts our society (please see the Gun Violence Prevention page)
- Ensuring universal access to affordable medical care
PSR/Sacramento Congratulates the Winners of our 2021 High School Scholarship Essay Contest
The contest was open to high school seniors in all California counties north of the San Francisco Bay Area. The prompt for our 2021 contest was the following excerpt from the Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech given on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) by Executive Director Beatrice Fihn on December 10, 2017:
“The story of nuclear weapons will have an ending, and it is up to us what the
ending will be. Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?”
Beatrice Fihn delivering 2017 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on behalf of ICAN
The Winners of our 2021 High School Scholarship Essay Contest Are:
First Place Winner ($3,000 Scholarship)
Kaila Donato
Stockton Early College Academy
Stockton, California
Second Place Winner ($2,500 Scholarship)
Chet Hewitt
Christian Brothers High School
Sacramento, California
Third Place Winner* ($2,000 Scholarship)
Matthew Adams
El Dorado High School
Placerville, California
Third Place Winner* ($2,000 Scholarship)
Jenna Pimenta
Saint Francis High School
Sacramento, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
Emma Hofmann
Folsom High School
Folsom, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
Deric Kitsuda
Natomas Charter School
Sacramento, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
Trisha Nagin
Inderkum High School
Sacramento, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
Advait Thaploo
Mira Loma High School
Sacramento, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
Sierra Vasquez
Amador High School
Sutter Creek, California
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
(Student’s name and high school withheld at student’s request)
$250 Scholarship Winner
Aaliyah McElroy
Folsom High School
Folsom, California
$250 Scholarship Winner
Nicole Purda
Laguna Creek High School
Elk Grove, California
* Two students tied for third place