{"id":213,"date":"2017-10-30T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2017-10-30T12:45:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:45:23","slug":"2009-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacpsr.org\/index.php\/essay-contest\/past-contests\/2009-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 High School Scholarship Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align=\"center\">Announcement of Winners<br \/>\nTotal Scholarship Awards $10,250<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility congratulates the winners of the 2009 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest. These students were chosen from a field of<br \/>\n144 entries for their outstanding essays based on this prompt by Albert Einstein:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">First place &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-SarahLightstone.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Lightstone<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>Second place &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-MonikaRobbins.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monika Robbins<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Carmichael<\/p>\n<p>Third place &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-NoahMuldavin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noah Muldavin<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The other finalists are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-JessicaBlair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Blair<\/a>, Golden Sierra High School, Cool<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-EmilyBush.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Bush<\/a>, Bella Vista High School, Orangevale<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-BiancaFox.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bianca Fox<\/a>, Loretto High School, Shingle Springs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-ClaireMcCammon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claire McCammon<\/a>, Colfax High School, Grass Valley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-MorganSander.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan Sander<\/a>, Golden Sierra High School, Garden Valley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capradio.org\/programs\/insight\/default.aspx?showid=6293.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hear Morgan&#8217;s interview on the May 4, 2009 <em>Insight<\/em> program.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-RyanSuleiman.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nRyan Suleiman<\/a>, Mira Loma High School, Gold River<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2009-EC-AmyWilliams.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nAmy Williams<\/a>, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay<\/p>\n<p>Please click on the student&#8217;s name to read their essay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/AH-Media_Edge_214.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Media Edge broadcast of all ten essay presentations.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ten student finalists presented their essays orally at the PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Finals Dinner which was held on Sunday, May 3 at the Dante Club in Sacramento. The first place winner received a $2,500 scholarship, second place a $1,500 scholarship, and third place a $1,000 scholarship. The other seven finalists received $750 scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were chosen by a panel of distinguished judges:<br \/>\nSharon Chandler, educator, journalist, and author; Bob Dresser, Chair of Jewish Community Relations Council; Basim Elkarra, Executive Director of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations; Heather Fargo, past mayor of the city of Sacramento; and Marielle Tsukamoto, president of the Florin Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2009 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest a success, and, especially, to all the students who entered the contest. Special thanks to Media Edge for filming the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement of Winners Total Scholarship Awards $10,250 The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility congratulates the winners of the 2009 PSR\/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest. 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