The GGSC Announces “Purpose Challenge” Scholarship Winners.
In 2017, another member of the Astros RBI program, Drevian Nelson, also won the Jackie Robinson “Breaking Barriers” Essay Contest. Nelson’s winning essay detailed how he managed to overcome the loss of his mother, who died of cancer when he was 10 years old.
My Battle with ADD. By: Jack From LD OnLine: Jack, a sixth grade middle school student with ADD, wrote this essay and won the 2007 Breaking Barriers Essay Contest. The contest is based on the values exemplified by the life of Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play in Major League Baseball in 1947. LD OnLine presents this essay to its.
Breaking Barriers Essay Contest is a chance for diverse students across the country to share their personal stories and how they use Jackie Robinson’s nine values to face their own barriers. 2016 Grand Prize Winner Kendal Young of Spring Lake, MI, with Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, and Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie.
Breaking Barriers Essay Contest. StepS: 1. Distribute copies of Reproducible 3, ”Essay Organizer.” 2. As a class, review the steps in the Essay Organizer. Walk through each step of the essay-writing process and answer any questions that students may have. 3. Create a sample essay on the board using the Essay Organizer. Have students suggest.
Megan Zahneis, winner of the Breaking Barriers essay contest who earned the job of youth correspondent in 2011, is a reporter for MLB.com. winner of the Breaking Barriers essay contest who earned the job of youth correspondent in 2011, is a reporter for MLB.com.
Jordan Bucknor, a senior at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, has dreams of breaking into the film industry, with the goal of increasing representation in film.Expect to see her works breaking barriers and breaking stereotypes, one story at a time. Read her essay here. Liam Conrad attends St. Edmond School in Fort Dodge, Iowa. During his senior year, has been working as a page at.
John Lischner, principal of Sudlersville Middle School, speaks to eighth-grade students during an assembly held on May 13 to honor Ruth Murdoch, who was one of 10 winners of the.