Resilience Award Stories
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...
2023 – Kezia Holt – HWRA – Bountiful HS
Embracing my Challenges I pulled on my jeans and yelled, “bugs are crawling on my legs!” I was two years old and trying to get dressed for the...
2023 Awardee – Madelynne Alton – HWRA – Providence Hall HS
Buzzing Bulimia I, like many other people, face challenges, setbacks, and failures every day. A major challenge I face daily is my eating...