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Essay Contest Winners

Middle School
 

First Place

Isabella Delmont

Tustin Middle School

(“Semper Fi Dad”)​

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Second Place

Maggie Mu

Tustin Middle School

(“The Champion of the Pool - Katie Ledecky”)

   

Third Place

Olivia Ho

Tustin Middle School

("Her Last Words, Make The World Better”)  

High School
 

First Place

Brady Holcomb

Tustin High School

(“Unsung Hero: My Grandfather’s Journey as a WWII Pilot and POW”)

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Second Place

Emily Hsia

Tustin High School

(“A Star of Her Own”) 

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Read Our Winning Essays

Isabella Delmont

“Semper Fi Dad”​

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What is courage, honor, and commitment? These are three traits that form a respectable figure to look up to and aspire to become. When someone asks me who I look up to with these three traits in mind, I say Anthony Delmont, my dad... 

Olivia Ho

“Her Last Words, Make The World Better”

 

Today, America lives with much freedom and diversity, a place with many opportunities.
However, much of what we enjoy in the present would have not been made possible without the efforts of important figures from the past. As a sixth grader eagerly...

Brady Holcomb

“Unsung Hero: My Grandfather’s Journey as a WWII Pilot and POW”

 

When people picture a notable American, they might think of a president, actor, or inventor. A notable American who inspires me is my Grandfather who, ironically, I didn’t even have the opportunity to meet. He may not be famous, but was courageous...

Emily Hsia

“A Star of Her Own”

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I imagine Anna May Wong standing before a mirror, tracing the contours of her
reflection, half in shadow, half in light. Hollywood tried to frame her in its own distorted image, but she refused to be confined. Instead, she shattered the glass...

Maggie Mu

“The Champion of the Pool - Katie Ledecky”

 

Heart racing and hands steady with focus, Katie Ledecky steps onto the diving
block, ready to win another Olympic gold. The official blows the whistle, the swimmers position themselves for the moment they have been training for...

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