Read the four winning entries in the 2021 Tribune scholars essay contest
The writers are from Freedom, Sickles, Carrollwood Day and Academy of the Holy Names. Each receives a scholarship of $1,300.
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Doses of the two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are administered Feb. 13 in Tampa. Essays by Hillsborough high school seniors on how to deal with the pandemic mirror the discussions underway across the country. [ OCTAVIO JONES | Getty Images North America ]
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In April, a panel of three judges working remotely with Google Drive and Zoom reviewed 155 essays from Hillsborough high school seniors to select four winners.
The annual R.F. âRedâ Pittman Tribune Scholars contest, named for a former publisher of the