Elie Wiesel Foundation essay competition winners honored

Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest winners were announced at a May 2 award ceremony hosted by The Betsy-South Beach. Pictured (l-r) are Gabriela Ibanez, third place; Isabella Vargas, second place; Alejandra Gomez, finalist; Jonathan Plutzik, owner of The Betsy-South Beach; Hannah Selvam, finalist; Christopher Marrero, finalist; Christian Shephard, finalist; Alberto Carvalho, Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent; Lawrence S. Feldman, school board member; Marie L. Izqierdo, chief academic officer of the MDCPS Office of Academics and Transformation; Henry Orama, finalist; Julio Yanez, fifth place honorary mention; Augustina Nikolova, fourth place honorary mention, and Abigail Hurtado, first place.

10 high school students earn awards in Elie Wiesel Ethics Essay ContestPictured at the presentation for top finishers in the recent Elie Wiesel Foundation essay competition are (l-r) Gabriela Ibanez, School for Advanced Studies, North Campus, third place; Isabella Vargas, International Studies Preparatory Academy, second place; Alejandra Gomez, Miami Beach Senior High School; Jonathan Plutzik, The Besty Hotel; Hannah Selvam, Miami Beach Senior High School; Christopher Marrero, iPrep Academy; Christian Shepard, Miami Central Senior High School; Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade District Schools; Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, school board member; Marie Izquierdo, chief academic officer; Henry Orama, Hialeah Senior High School; Julio Yanez, Charter High School of the Americas; Avgustina Nikolova, iPrep Academy, and Abigail Hurtado, iPrep Academy (First place).

Scholarship awards were first place, $3,000; second place, $2,000, and third place, $1,000.


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