seneca valley
TWO SV STUDENTS NAMED
2018 CARSON SCHOLARS
Tanya Gupta
Scholars honored at Annual Carson Scholar Awards Banquet
Seneca Valley School District has two students out of 62 in the
Pittsburgh area who have recently been announced as 2018 Carson
Scholars.
Seneca Valley Middle School eighth grade student Tanya Gupta and
Seneca Valley Senior High School junior Hiruni Herat both received a
$1,000 college scholarship award and the coveted honor of being named a
Carson Scholar.
To date, the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund has
awarded 1,310 scholarships to students who epitomize academic
excellence and commitment to their community.
To celebrate their accomplishments, the Pittsburgh scholars were
honored at the annual awards banquet on Saturday, April 7, at Heinz Field
at 11:30 a.m. The public was invited to attend the Annual Awards Banquet
and to be a part of this inspirational day. For more information on any
of the seven regional banquets or to purchase tickets, visit the Carson
Scholars Fund website at carsonscholars.org.
The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 college scholarships to
students in grades 4 through 11 who must have a minimum GPA of 3.75
and display humanitarian qualities through community service.
Heruni Herat
PURPOSEFUL PROSE
Seneca Valley Sophomore Claire Williams recently won first
place for her short story in the Fairchild Challenge at Phipps
Conservatory.
Students were challenged to be a nature activist by creating
a short story that drew attention to an environmental issue.
Miss Williams chose to write about a beautiful place that she
had visited, the cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula. Her story
described the impacts of humans and tourism on these fragile,
unique aquatic resources, and was described by the judges as
being “very relatable and well-written.”
Administered by Phipps Conservatory, the Fairchild
Challenge offers creative challenges to secondary students
to foster interest in the environment, to empower them
to engage in civic life and to become energetic and
knowledgeable members of their communities.
Claire Williams
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