2024 Conference
Scholarship Essay Contest for Students
INTRODUCTION
Utah NAME Scholarship Essay Contest for Students is open to all middle/junior high school students (grades 6-9) and high school students grades 10-12) attending schools in Utah.
This contest aims to encourage young minds to explore and express their thoughts on the theme of "Igniting the Power Within: Nurturing Unity and Compassion in Education," aligning with the spirit of the Utah NAME Conference.
2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
2024 High School Winners
- Christopher “CJ” King
12th Grade
Independence High School
1st Place High School
Essay Title: "Positive Change"
- Lachlan Murray
12th Grade
Ridgeline High School
2nd Place High School
Essay Title: “Untitled"
2024 Middle School Winners
- Clark Skousen
6th Grade
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
1st Place Middle/Junior Essay Content
Essay Title: "Igniting the Power Within"
- Serene Park
6th Grade
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
2nd Place Middle/Junior High
Essay Title: "The Essence of Edith Bowen"
PAST WINNERS
2023 High School
Andrea Larsen, Providence hall
Nivetha Karthikeyan, Providence Hall
2021 High School
Elsie Beutler, Timpview High School
Jennifer Cendejas, Mountian Crest High School
2015 High School
Shams Al-shawbak, East High School
Javiera Carrasco, Cottonwood High School
Sara Ortiz, Logan High School
2013 High School
José Alexander Garcia, West High School
Shauntee Noble-Lunger, Cottonwood High School
Marisol Perez-Gonzalez, Cottonwood High School
Juniper Roman, Grand County High School
2023 Middle School
Yesly Rios, Legacy Preparatory Academy
Evelyn Sanchez Olivarez, Bennion Junior High
2021 Middle School
Clair Brown, Farmington Junior High
Ama Barrour, AMES
Diane Bahati, AMES
2015 Middle School
Leba Kepu, Matheson Junior High School
Dulce Rabadan, Matheson Junior High School
2013 Middle School
Aruna Dhungel, Granite Park Junior High School
Musa Taha, Granite Park Junior High School
SPONSORSHIP
This scholarship is sponsored by the School of Education at UVU.
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Conference Comittee
- Courtney Clausen, Chair
- Lissette Blanchard
- Conlon Bonner
- Gwen Creel Erickson
- Daphne Davis
- Yemina Geroli
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- Michelle Love-Day
- Bianca Mittendorf
- Rosie Morreale
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