Their essays were based on the words of the 20th century U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis:<\/p>\n
We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
First Place<\/em> – Dylan Fitzwater<\/a>, Nevada Union High School, Grass Valley<\/em>
\nHear Dylan and Judge Reynoso’s April 30 Insight<\/em> interview.<\/a><\/p>\nSecond Place – <\/em>Moosa Zaidi<\/a>, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay<\/em><\/p>\n
Third Place – <\/em>Lark Trumbly<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/span><\/p>\n
The other finalists were:
\n<\/span>Kyle Cerniglia<\/a>, Golden Sierra High School, Garden Valley
\n<\/span>Tiffany Chan<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento
\n<\/em>Sara Harris<\/a>. Charter Community HSA III, Placerville
\n<\/em>Belinda Li<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento
\n<\/span>Elissa Niccum<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento
\n<\/em>Richard Pham<\/a>, Florin High School, Sacramento
\n<\/em>Naveena Sunkara<\/a>, Vista Del Lago High School, Folsom<\/em><\/p>\nThe ten finalists presented their essays at the Scholarship finals dinner on the evening of April 29, 2012. The first place winner received a $3,000 scholarship, second place a $2,500 scholarship, and third place a $2,000 scholarship. The other seven finalists received $1000 scholarships. Read their essays by clicking on their names. Read an article about the event written in Elk Grove News.Net by Michael Monasky.<\/a>
\nHear the ten finalists present their essays courtesy of Media Edge.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\nThe 2012 judges were: Zak Ford, Folsom Cordova School Board member; Dr. Rhonda Rios Kravitz, Dean of the Learning Resources Center at Sacramento City College; Justice Cruz Reynoso, former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court; Fred Teichert, Executive Director of the Teichert Foundation; and Reverend Faith Whitmore, Executive Director of Francis House.
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