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Posted by: Andy_Johnson on 04/20/2014 12:26 PM Updated by: thepinetree on 04/20/2014 08:07 PM
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Physicians for Social Responsibility High School Scholarship Essay Contest Finalists

Sacramento, CA ... The Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility is pleased to announce the finalists in its annual High School Scholarship Essay Contest, open to high school seniors in Sacramento and surrounding counties (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba). The prompt for this year's contest is a quotation from the late South Africlan leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nelson Mandela, who said, "Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world." A total of 185 students entered the contest this year. The finalists were chosen through a rigorous screening process.

The finalists in this year's contest are:
Lucas Bere
Rio American High School, Sacramento
Courtney Chen
Franklin High School, Elk Grove
Anthony Coates
Antelope High School, Antelope
Nora Filet
Davis Senior High School, Davis
Rosemarie DiPentino
Woodcreek High School, Roseville Brittany Foley
Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove
Elisabeth Grove
C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento
Alice Moylan
Davis Senior High School, Davis
Benjamin Taylor
Franklin High School, Elk Grove
Zaria Watkins
Christian Brother High School, Sacramento

The student finalists will present their essays orally at a dinner on Sunday, April 27, at the Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Boulevard, in Sacramento. A distinguished panel of judges will ask questions of the students and choose the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. A total of $15,000 in scholarship money will be awarded. The essay contest dinner is open to the public, but advance reservations are required. Reservations can be made via the PSR/Sacramento website at www.sacpsr.org. The cost of the dinner is $35 per person. The deadline to make reservations is Monday, April 21.
This is the 10th consecutive year that PSR/Sacramento has offered it's annual high school scholarship essay contest. Including this year's contest, a total of $105,000 in scholarships will have been awarded. Full contest details are available on the PSR/Sacramento website at www.sacpsr.org. For more information, email info@sacpsr.org or call (916) 955-6333.



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