2008 High School Scholarship Essay Contest
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’s prompt:
“War is a racket…in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.”
–Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winner, Major General Smedley Butler
First Place – Dennis Zheng, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay
Hear Dennis’ interview on the May 5 Insight program
Second Place – Margaret Freiwald, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento
Third Place – Mateo Fabersunne, Dixon High School, Dixon
The other finalists are:
James Allen, Amador High School, Sutter Creek
Benjamin Drahmann, Union Mine High School, Diamond Springs
Jennifer Kocsis, Davis Senior High School, Davis
Jeanne Sabin, Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove
Bianca Taylor, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento
Marshall Weintraub, Davis Senior High School, Davis
Kristine Yoshihara, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento
To read their essay, please click on the student’s name.
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.
Special thanks to California State University, Sacramento for sponsorship of the event and to Media Edge for videotaping.
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.
