Applicant Stories
The stories you’re about to read are real. The struggles are real. The means used to overcome are diverse but at the core of every victory is resilience.
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Stories
2023 – Harrison Gailey – HWRA – Bonneville HS
Overcoming Trials and Tribulation Towards the end of my junior year of high school I got really sick and could not stay awake. I slept all day...
2023 – Raegan Rogers – HWRA – Weber HS
Embracing Invisible Disabilities At the age of two years old, I suffered from ear infections almost monthly. I had undergone a total of four...
2023 – Lydia McMaster – HWRA – Beaver HS
Coping in a New World One of the most difficult times in my life was when I lived in Saudi Arabia. The world doesn’t stop for anyone, even if...
2023 – Aaralyn Gifford – HWRA – Syracuse HS
MY STORY Everyone has their own story to share. The trials they face that have shaped who they have become. I have learn to become thankful...
2023 Awardee – Tristan Montgomery – HWRA – Weber HS – Home-school – Donated by Senator John and Heather Johnson
Wheels Every teenage boy dreams of a set of wheels to go to high school. I never imagined that the ones I would get would be attached to a...
2023 – Yvonne Plancarte – HWRA – Dixie HS
Fate to Recovery Growing up I had admirable self-esteem. I grew up as a chubby girl for most of my childhood life. I had a younger sister who...
2023 Awardee – Adelaide Marker – HWRA – Weber HS – Donated by Kerry & Katrina Gibson
Falling into Resilience My name is Adelaide Marker and I am a senior at Weber high school. My high school life has not gone as I have...