In keeping with their commitment to inspiring, educating, and motivating youth and students in our state, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) announce the winners of the annual student Essay Contest and the Areté Scholarship Fund.
In the middle school category, Lyla DiPalma, a fifth grader at Charles G. Harker Elementary School in Swedesboro won for her essay on Tobin Heath, born in Morristown, New Jersey. Lyla’s essay focused on Heath’s acclaimed soccer career, activism for women’s rights and equality, and her use of art to initiate community-wide change.
The winners of the Essay Contest and the Areté Scholarship Fund will be honored at the NJHOF’s induction ceremony later this year.
“The NJEA is honored to present the annual Essay Contest and Areté Scholarship awards in partnership with the New Jersey Hall of Fame,” said New Jersey Education Association President Sean M. Spiller, who is also a high school science teacher in the Wayne Public School system. “The financial support provided through these awards has contributed to the successful educational journeys of many New Jersey students and allowed them to see that fulfilling their dreams is possible with hard work and determination.”
