{"id":235,"date":"2017-10-30T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T15:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacpsr.org\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2017-10-30T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T15:16:16","slug":"2013-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacpsr.org\/index.php\/essay-contest\/past-contests\/2013-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 High School Scholarship Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

PSR\/Sacramento congratulates the winners of the
\n2013 High School Scholarship Essay Contest<\/h3>\n

The prompt for this year’s contest was a position statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (April 2000):<\/p>\n

Firearm regulations, to include bans of handguns and assault weapons, are the most effective way to reduce firearm-related injuries.<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The ten finalists presented their essays on April 28, 2013 at a dinner attended by 170 people at the Dante Club in Sacramento. View all ten finalists presenting their essays, courtesy of Media Edge.<\/a><\/p>\n

First Place<\/strong> – Divya Bhaskar<\/a>, Rio Americano High School, Sacramento
\n<\/em>Hear her 4\/29\/13 interview (with Dr. Olivia Kasirye) on the Capital Public Radio Insight <\/em>program.<\/a><\/p>\n

Second Place – <\/strong>Kyle Thielen<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/em><\/p>\n

Third Place – <\/strong>Lucas Brown<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/em><\/p>\n

The other finalists were<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Ella Beckman<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/em><\/p>\n

Amber Conness<\/a>, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento<\/em><\/p>\n

Faith Lemire-Baeten<\/a>, Liberty Ranch High School, Galt<\/em><\/p>\n

Molly Parsons<\/a>, Davis Senior High School, Davis<\/em><\/p>\n

Casey Stockel<\/a>, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay<\/em><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Williams<\/a>, Granite Bay High School, Roseville<\/em><\/p>\n

Angela Yoder<\/a>, Folsom High School, Folsom<\/em><\/p>\n

The first, second, and third place finalists were chosen by a panel of distinguished judges from the community. Read their essays by clicking on their names. The first place finalist won a $3000 scholarship, second place a $2500 scholarship, and third place a $2000 scholarship. The other seven finalists each won $1000 scholarships and two alternate finalists $250 each. The judges were: former Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel, Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Julie Leftwich, former Sacramento mayor Anne Rudin, and Amanda Wilcox.<\/p>\n

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make this year’s scholarship contest a success, including everyone who attended the dinner, who helped read essays, and who contributed to the scholarship fund.<\/p>\n

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\nStudent finalists, alternates+guest<\/p>\n

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\n(l-r) Lucas Brown, Kyle Thielen, Dr. Bill Durston, Divya Bhaskar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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