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.