Scholarship Essay Submissions

Chess tournament

Chess tournament 150 150 Chesteray Henderson

As a young child I was exposed to chess, but I was never taught how to play. Then one day my dad and older brother were playing and to my…

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October Essay Question

October Essay Question 150 150 Haley Kassum

One of the biggest problems that students have both outside and inside the classroom is not being able to manage their time. Throughout my years being in school, I have…

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Student Led Drama Department

Student Led Drama Department 150 150 Taylor Graffman

My friend and I started from the ground up and create our high school’s first student led drama department. We knew it would be extremely difficult to achieve, but we…

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My Time at Girls Who Code and How if Helped Me with My Confidence

My Time at Girls Who Code and How if Helped Me with My Confidence 150 150 Kami Jurenka

An outside of school experience that impacted me deeply was my time at the Girls Who Code program. This program was created to introduce girls to computer science by doing…

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How Programming Helped me Learn Programming

How Programming Helped me Learn Programming 150 150 Foster Brown

In the Fall of 2016 I began my freshman year in college. That semester I took an introductory course in programming. Coming from a musical background, I was not aware…

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What I Learned From my Journey to Blackbelt

What I Learned From my Journey to Blackbelt 150 150 Ryan Medina

As a martial artist, self-discipline and dedication are essential; I had to learn both in order to earn my blackbelt. However, as I’ve gotten older and become more advanced in…

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Black Cloud

Black Cloud 150 150 Crystal West

One of the largest and most challenging things I ever encountered in school and my life was coming to terms with who I was my sophomore year. I felt horrible…

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Accomplish a Goal

Accomplish a Goal 150 150 Diavion Prince

Half of the things we learn in school are applied to the real world to help us become successful in life. The other half are from personal experiences. I participate…

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Minor Setback, Major Comeback

Minor Setback, Major Comeback 150 150 Jayla Young

People would consider me shy. I would consider them rude. How could I be shy? I contemplated this idea until I realized they were telling the truth. To be honest,…

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How to buy a Car at 16

How to buy a Car at 16 150 150 Kayla Hammer

We go to school, sit down for a few hours, and we get lectured. In high school, we are being prepared for college, but not for life. The most important…

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