Resilience Award
2026 – Abigail Tharp – Carbon High School HS
Learning "Help" I went into high school, totally confident and ready to tackle the new challenges that I knew faced me. But boy, was I...
2026 – Kimber Cluff – Valley High School HS
Living with the Uncontrollable Growing up we are taught to plan our lives, but no one tells you what to do when things don’t go as...
2026 Awardee – Boston Jolley – Rich High School HS
The effects of suicide, perfectionism, and depression on my life and how I pushed through. Throughout my life I have experienced many troubles...
2026 – Elisa Sonntag – Maple Mountain High School HS
Finding the good in pain A grin crept to my face as my mom walked towards me. I had just finished my first cross country race and was...
2026 Awardee – Andrew Staker – Weber High School HS
My Life I have suffered from severe brain damage for a long time, and if you know anything about this then you know that after the first one...
2026 – Daniel Kotter – Orem High School HS
Losing my dad after a brutal 10 year battle with stage 4 cancer My mom needs help at home. My dad passed away two years ago, and I have...
2026 – Noah Steele – Juab High School HS
When Caregiving Changes Generations I don’t think resilience is something you actually fully understand until it becomes a life lesson. I have...
2026 – Madisyn Squires – Maple Mountain High School HS
Changing My View That afternoon, I came home from school to an empty house—he was gone. I wouldn’t see him for another week after that. From...
