{"id":210,"date":"2017-10-30T12:35:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2017-10-30T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:35:24","slug":"2008-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/essay-contest\/past-contests\/2008-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 High School Scholarship Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align=\"center\">Announcement of Winners in<br \/>\n2008 High School Scholarship Essay Contest<\/h3>\n<p>The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility congratulates the winners of the 2008 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest. These students were chosen from a field of 114 entries for their outstanding essays based on this year&#8217;s prompt:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u201cWar is a racket\u2026in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211;Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winner, Major General Smedley Butler<\/p>\n<p>First Place &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-DennisZheng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dennis Zheng<\/a>, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/capradio.org\/programs\/insight\/default.aspx?showid=4686&amp;programid=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hear Dennis&#8217; interview on the May 5 <em>Insight <\/em>program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second Place &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-MargaretFreiwald.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Freiwald<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>Third Place &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-MateoFabersunne.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mateo Fabersunne<\/a>, Dixon High School, Dixon<\/p>\n<p>The other finalists are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-JamesAllen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Allen<\/a>, Amador High School, Sutter Creek<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-BenjaminDrahmann.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Drahmann<\/a>, Union Mine High School, Diamond Springs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-JenniferKocsis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Kocsis<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-JeanneSabin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanne Sabin<\/a>, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-BiancaTaylor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bianca Taylor<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-MarshallWeintraub.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marshall Weintraub<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2008-EC-KristineYoshihara.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristine Yoshihara<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>To read their essay, please click on the student&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>The ten student finalists presented their essays orally at the Scholarship Essay Contest Finals Dinner held on Sunday, May 4, at the California State Univeristy, Sacramento Alumni Center. The first, second, and third place finalists were chosen by a panel of distinguished judges from the community: Dr. General Davie, Former Superintendent of Schools, San Juan Unified School District; Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, President of Sacramento City College; Lisa Kaplan, Board Member, Natomas Unified School District; Leon Lefson, Community Activist; and Michael G. Virga, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge. The first place winner received a $2,500 scholarship, second place a $1,500 scholarship, third place a $1,000 scholarship. The other seven finalists each received $750 scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to California State University, Sacramento for sponsorship of the event and to Media Edge for videotaping.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2008 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest a success and, especially, to all the students who entered the contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement of Winners in 2008 High School Scholarship Essay Contest The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility congratulates the winners of the 2008 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest. These students were chosen from a field of 114 entries for their outstanding essays based on this year&#8217;s prompt: \u201cWar is a racket\u2026in which the profits are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":203,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/210\/revisions\/212"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}