2015 High School Scholarship Essay Contest

PSR/Sacramento congratulates winners of the
2015 Scholarship Essay Contest

We received 170 entries this year from high school seniors in Sacramento and surrounding counties describing their thoughts on the words of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who said,

“The world is over-armed, and peace is under-funded.”

The winners in this year’s contest, chosen by a panel of distinguished judges at the essay contest finals on April 26, are:

First Place ($3,000 Scholarship) – Goody Walowit, South Tahoe High School, South Lake Tahoe

Second Place ($2,500 Scholarship) – Sierra Berry, George Washington Carver High School, Sacramento

Third Place ($2,000 Scholarship) – Sara Chang, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin

Other Finalists ($1,000 Scholarship Each)

Samuel Cowdery, Seven Pillars Academy, Shingle Springs

Amy Dao, C.K. McClatchy Senior High School, Sacramento

Summer Ghaith, Pleasant Grove High School, Elk Grove

Sonali Gupta, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento

Karina Kauffman, Oak Ridge High School, El Dorado Hills

Elijah Ortega, John F. Kennedy High School, Sacramento

Rebeca Rico-Chavez, Keema High School, Sacramento

Lydia Tahraoui, Rocklin High School, Rocklin

(Click on the student’s name to read his or her essay.)