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Elizabeth Freeman Essay Contest

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Thank you to
Multicultural BRIDGE for coordinating the essay selection.  

Essay Selection Committee 
 
Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant,
Chair & Host Committee
Jesse Carpenter,
Principal of Mt. Everett
​ High School 

Florence Afanukoe
Sonali Anderson
Dr. Gail Bouknight-Davis
Tessa Climo
Maya Hampton VanSant
Julianne Harwood
Dr. John Horan
Rev. Sloan Letman IV
Jeff Lowenstein
Dr. Dan Nielson
Ashni Sunder
Stephanie Wright

2022 Essay Winners

The scholarship prizes are a gift from
the Wright Family
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First prize $1000  Anouk Bizalion
Second prize $500  Kota Rinaldi
Third prize $281 Jessica Yauri Cambi
 The amount of the scholarship prizes add up to $1781 to signify the year that Elizabeth gained her freedom.

BRIDGE Honorable Mention & Speaker:
Armando Bautista Cruz
Jaziyah Forte
 
To read the essays, click on the names below. 
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First Prize
​ Anouk Bizalion 
Mt. Everett High School, Sheffield

Second Prize
Kota Rinaldi
Mt. Everett High School

​Honorable Mention
Armando
Bautista Cruz
Mt. Everett High School

Third Prize
Jessica Yauri Cambi
Mt. Everett High School

Unveiling Speaker 
Jaziyah Forte
DuBois Middle School,
​Gt. Barrington