2020 Silver Pen Winners
On April 3rd, The Stratford, a luxury senior living community in Carmel, announced the winners of the Silver Pen Scholarship Competition. The Silver Pen Competition has been hosted by The Stratford’s parent company, The Maxwell Group, since 2012. The Maxwell Group has awarded over $275,000 to high school seniors to assist with their college costs. The goal of the competition is to bridge the communication gap between high school seniors and community Members.
The community Members at The Stratford’s play an integral role as judges in the competition. “It’s a great scholarship opportunity, as local students write essays on a chosen topic and our Members get to read and judge the entries based on the set criteria” said Sam Carrillo, The Stratford’s executive director. “Our Members love participating and it’s a great way to connect with our local community”. This year, the essay topic chosen by The Stratford was “Does money influence your education and career goals? If money was no object, would it change your educational and career future plans?”. All entries were required to be written between 600 – 1000 words.
This year $3,750 in scholarships were awarded for the top three entries. Congratulations to:
1st Place Winner – Liam O’Brien, Carmel High School
2nd Place Winner – Jade Finley, St. Theodore Guerin High School
3rd Place Winner – Ryan Dossey, Carmel High School
The Silver Pen Competition is open to high school seniors who live or attend school within 25 miles of The Stratford, employees of The Stratford and their families, and community residents’ immediate family. Members at The Stratford play two integral roles in the competition. The panel chooses the essay topic for the competition and once the essays are submitted, the panel gathers to judge the entries and choose a winner. To keep the competition fair, all personal identifiers (name, school, contact information) are redacted when the essays are submitted to the Maxwell Group. Each essay is then given a unique number and distributed for judging. Judges assess the essays based on research, insight and perspective, theme development, inspirational quality, meaningful personal connect, creativity and clarity of ideas.
To learn more about the Silver Pen Competition, visit silverpen-slc.com. The Stratford is an all-inclusive luxury retirement community with Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing and Rehab services. The community’s premier lifestyle helps Members live longer, healthier, happier lives. For more information about The Stratford, visit Stratford-Living.com.
