Maltz Essay Winners Announced
$50,000 scholarship awarded to student for essay about being openly gay
Finalists in the Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out essay contest, sponsored by the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, were honored Sunday at a ceremony at Severance Hall. Alexander Stojsavljevic, a senior at Normandy High School in Parma was awarded the top honor — a $50,000 college scholarship. He wrote about how being openly gay has opened his eyes to discrimination. Also awarded scholarships in the 11th- and 12th-grade contest were Cedric Thorbes, a senior at Glenville High School who won a $25,000 scholarship and Hayleigh Sanders, a junior at Olmsted High School who won $15,000. There were 22 other finalists, including Yavne High School senior and University Heights resident Bracha Greenfeld, who received an honorable mention; Cleveland …
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