2018 High School Scholarship Essay Contest
PSR/Sacramento congratulates the winners of its 2018 High School Scholarship Essay Contest. The prompt for this year’s contest was the following quotation from the Iranian women’s rights activist, Mahnaz Afkhami:
“The connection between women’s human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development, and peace is increasingly apparent.”
At the essay contest finals dinner on Sunday, May 6, the 10 student finalists presented their essays orally, and a distinguished panel of judges from the community chose the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. A total of $15,000 in scholarships was awarded.
The winners of the 2018 PSR/Sacramento High School Scholarship Contest are pictured below. Scroll down and click on students’ names to read their essays. Click on this link to read the essays of prior scholarship essay contest winners.
2018 Essay Contest Winners (from left to right, Katherine McCabe, Theresa Wood, Olivia Fu, Amanda Nazario, Shimika Basuroy, Vidhisha Mahesh, Sarah Goold, Melanie Holst, Brenn Haydon, and Logan Ruggles)
First Place ($3,000 Scholarship)
Saint Francis High School, Sacramento
Second Place ($2,500 Scholarship)
Franklin High School, Elk Grove
Third Place (Tie between two winners, $2,000 Scholarship each)
Pioneer High School, Woodland
and
South Sutter Charter High School, Placerville
Other Finalists ($1,000 Scholarship each)
Folsom High School, Folsom
Woodcreek High School, Roseville
Placer High School, Auburn
C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento
Folsom High School, Folsom
Davis Senior High School, Davis
