Spring Trip Scholarship Essay Winners

Greetings Parents and Students,

First of all, I’d like to thank you for your part in the submission of the essays.  Whether you’re a student who took the time to reflect on the prompts and articulate your thoughts and feelings, or a parent who encouraged your child to do so, getting to sit down with each of you through your words was eye-opening and inspiring for me, and made me truly grateful to stand in front of my all of my students every day.  Each of the eight essays I received were heartfelt, poignant, and well-written.  Again, thank you for your sincere effort!

As you might imagine, the students who wrote essays are all self-motivated, disciplined, and passionate students, which made it very difficult to choose just two winners.  Fortunately, a donor who prefers to remain anonymous has come forward to offer a 3rd half-scholarship.  I was asked to include financial need as one of the factors for this scholarship, in addition to the quality of the essay and body of work since 6th grade.

In alphabetical order, I’d like to congratulate Mikayla Flores, Reagan Lockwood, and Rachel Strausman on their winning essays.  Your heart, maturity, personality, and dedication shines through your work every day in class, and I couldn’t be more proud to award you all this scholarship.

Details regarding payment are currently being worked out with MTC.  We’ll be in contact with the winners when more information is available.

Thank all of you so much for your participation and enthusiasm.  You represent the very best of our community, and you make Mesa a wonderful place for your teachers, coaches, and fellow students.

Musically, 

Kurt Gray

MV Music