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Announcement of Winners in
2007 High School Scholarship Essay Contest<\/h3>\n

The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility congratulates the winners in the 2007 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest. These students were chosen from a field of 165 entries for their outstanding essays on this year’s prompt, \u201cYou can bomb the world to pieces, but you can’t bomb it into peace,\u201d from the song, \u201cBomb the World\u201d by Michael Franti. The top three winners and the other 7 finalists are:<\/p>\n

1st Place – Elissa Ouchida<\/a>, John F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

2nd Place – Shereen Hamadeh<\/a>, Folsom High School, Folsom (Sacramento Bee article<\/u><\/a>)<\/p>\n

3rd Place – Tina Law<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Please view the top three finalists presenting their essays at a May 3, 2007 local event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other Finalists
David Azevedo<\/a>, Saint Mary’s High School, Stockton<\/p>\n

Molly Bennett<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Kyle Buchoff<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n

Katherine Greenstein<\/a>, Loretto High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Elliot Helms<\/a>, Sheldon High School, Elk Grove<\/p>\n

Anonymous, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Storer<\/a>, Amador High School, Sutter Creek<\/p>\n

Click on the student’s name to read his or her essay<\/p>\n

The ten student finalists presented their essays orally at the Scholarship Essay Contest Finals Dinner held on Sunday, April 22, at the Sacramento State Alumni Center. The first, second, and third place winners were chosen by a panel of distinguished members of the community, including former Sacramento County Supervisor Illa Collin, Sacramento State Department of Government Chairperson Professor Bahman Fozouni, acclaimed artist Malaquias Montoya, Sacramento City Unified School District assistant Superintendent Arturo Flores, and noted progressive clergymen Reverend Tim Malone and Reverend David Thompson. Winners were chosen based on the originality, cohesiveness, and overall impact of their essays, as well as their impromptu responses to questions from the judges. The first place winner received a $2,500 scholarship, second place a $1,500 scholarship, and third place a $1,000 scholarship. The other seven finalists received $500 scholarships each.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2007 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest a great success, and in particular, to all the students who entered the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n

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