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2026 – Benazir Mohammadi – Utah international charter school HS
My journey from Afghanistan to America My name is Benazir Mohammadi. I am from Afghanistan. I was born in Takhar and lived there until I was 8...
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 – 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 – David Killpack – Lehi high school HS
Slower, Not Stopped I was born with spina bifida. Growing up with a disability has shaped every part of my life and education. It has also...
2026 – Joseph Griffin – Davis High HS
Overcoming Social Anxiety Social anxiety has been a challenge for me throughout my life. I tend to overthink social situations before and...
2026 – Nathan Ellinger – Springville High School HS
Service as Surgery: How I Healed Without a Scalpel I just celebrated my eighteenth birthday and on that day my parents joked that the party...
2026 – alliance uwamahoro – davis high school HS
Alliance's education journeyI grew up in a refugee camp after my family was forced to leave our home. Life in the camp was extremely...
2026 Awardee – Yordy Perez Dominguez – Tooele High School HS
Say it Out LoudThere are stories we tell the world, and there are stories we keep to ourselves. Each of us carries experiences that shape who...
