2011 "Words to be Heard" Scholarship Contest
Edgar Snyder & Associates held their 5th Annual "Words to be Heard" scholarship contest and encouraged high school seniors to participate by submitting proposals that would discourage underage drinking, drunk driving, and texting while driving. Students were able to choose from one of six formats for their entries: essay, video, Power Point, brochure, website or Facebook page.
Three grand prize scholarships of $2,500 were awarded–one to a student in the Pittsburgh area, one to a student from the Central PA area, and one to a student in the Erie area. We also selected three second place winners in each market to receive $1,000 scholarships. In addition, the law firm also awarded three $500 scholarships in both the Pittsburgh and Central PA region, and one $500 scholarship in the Erie region.
The video below is a compilation of the winning entries, as well as information on each of our winners. We commend them for their outstanding proposals.
2011 Pittsburgh Winners | |
 $1000 Winner Kelsey Meadows Greensburg Salem HS Westmoreland County |  $500 Winner Erin Kaminski Moon Area HS Allegheny County |
 $500 Winner Katie Bergman Hampton High School Allegheny County |  $500 Winner Jake Fallon Seneca Valley Butler County |
Johnstown/Altoona Area Winners | |
 $1000 Winner Suzanne Shoffner State College Area HS Centre County |  $500 Winners Nicholas S Kolesar Curwensville Area HS Clearfield County |
 $500 Winners McKenna Sipes Everett Area High School Bedford County |  $500 Winners Kelsey Ickes Claysburg-Kimmel Blair County |
Erie Area Winners | |
 $1000 Winner Rachel Ann Gollhardt North East High School Erie County |  $500 Winner Connor MacKelvey Fairview HS Erie |
The "Words to be Heard" Scholarship Program was open to high school seniors in cities served by the firm, including Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Altoona, Bedford, New Paris, Everett, Loysburg, Saxton, Bellwood, Claysburg, Hollidaysburg, Martinsburg, Tyrone, Williamsburg, Nanty Glo, Patton, Ebensburg, Sidman, Northern Cambria, Cresson, Portage, Wingate, Bellefonte, Spring Mills, State College, Clearfield, Curwensville, DuBois, Flinton, Westover, Houtzdale, Philipsburg, Morrisdale, McConnellsburg, Waterfall, Warfordsburg, Huntingdon, Alexandria, Mount Union, Three Springs, Belleville, Lewistown, Erie, Corry, Fairview, Waterford, Edinboro, Girard, Harborcreek, North East, Albion, and Union City.
