{"id":241,"date":"2017-10-30T14:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T14:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2017-10-30T15:05:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T15:05:32","slug":"2014-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacpsr.org\/index.php\/essay-contest\/past-contests\/2014-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 High School Scholarship Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

PSR\/Sacramento congratulates winners of the
\n2014 Scholarship Essay Contest<\/h3>\n

The prompt for the 2014 contest was a quotation from the late South African leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nelson Mandela, who said,<\/p>\n

“Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The ten finalists in the 2014 contest energized an enthusiastic audience of 150 people with their idealism and their passion as they presented their essays orally and answered questions from a distinguished panel of judges at the scholarship essay contest finals dinner on April 27 in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

First Place – <\/strong>Lucas Bere<\/a>, Rio Americano High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Second Place – <\/strong>Zaria Watkins<\/a>, Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Third Place – <\/strong>Nora Filet<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n

The other finalists were:
\nCourtney Chen<\/a>, Franklin High School, Elk Grove<\/p>\n

Anthony Coates<\/a>, Antelope High School, Antelope<\/p>\n

Rosemarie DiPentino<\/a>, Woodcreek High School, Roseville<\/p>\n

Brittany Foley<\/a>, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Grove<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n

Alice Moylan<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/p>\n

Benjamin Taylor<\/a>, Franklin High School, Elk Grove<\/p>\n

The first place finalist won a $3000 scholarship, second place a $2500 scholarship, and third place a $2000 scholarship. The other seven finalists each won $1000 scholarships and two alternate finalists $250 each. Read their essays by clicking on their names. The first, second, and third place finalists were chosen by a panel of judges from the community: Ayad Al-Qazzaz, CSUS Sociology professor; Stella Levy, founder and president of the Restorative Justive Vision Project; The Hon. Vance Raye, Presiding Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal; Penny Schwinn, Assistant Superintendent for Sacramento City Unified School District; and Elizabeth Vigil, principal of California Middle School.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this year’s scholarship contest a success, including everyone who attended the dinner, who helped read essays, and who contributed to the scholarship fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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